diff --git a/sys/netinet/tcp_input.c b/sys/netinet/tcp_input.c
index b8e94547067..35a3ba5eb25 100644
--- a/sys/netinet/tcp_input.c
+++ b/sys/netinet/tcp_input.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
  * SUCH DAMAGE.
  *
  *	@(#)tcp_input.c	8.12 (Berkeley) 5/24/95
- *	$Id: tcp_input.c,v 1.49 1996/09/20 21:25:18 pst Exp $
+ *	$Id: tcp_input.c,v 1.50 1996/09/21 06:30:06 ache Exp $
  */
 
 #ifndef TUBA_INCLUDE
@@ -417,15 +417,14 @@ findpcb:
 			 */
 			so2 = sonewconn(so, 0);
 			if (!so2) {
+				tcpstat.tcps_listendrop++;
 				so2 = TAILQ_FIRST(&so->so_incomp);
 				if (so2) {
 					tcp_drop(sototcpcb(so2), ETIMEDOUT);
 					so2 = sonewconn(so, 0);
 				}
-				if (!so2) {
-					tcpstat.tcps_listendrop++;
+				if (!so2)
 					goto drop;
-				}
 			}
 			so = so2;
 			/*
diff --git a/sys/netinet/tcp_reass.c b/sys/netinet/tcp_reass.c
index b8e94547067..35a3ba5eb25 100644
--- a/sys/netinet/tcp_reass.c
+++ b/sys/netinet/tcp_reass.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
  * SUCH DAMAGE.
  *
  *	@(#)tcp_input.c	8.12 (Berkeley) 5/24/95
- *	$Id: tcp_input.c,v 1.49 1996/09/20 21:25:18 pst Exp $
+ *	$Id: tcp_input.c,v 1.50 1996/09/21 06:30:06 ache Exp $
  */
 
 #ifndef TUBA_INCLUDE
@@ -417,15 +417,14 @@ findpcb:
 			 */
 			so2 = sonewconn(so, 0);
 			if (!so2) {
+				tcpstat.tcps_listendrop++;
 				so2 = TAILQ_FIRST(&so->so_incomp);
 				if (so2) {
 					tcp_drop(sototcpcb(so2), ETIMEDOUT);
 					so2 = sonewconn(so, 0);
 				}
-				if (!so2) {
-					tcpstat.tcps_listendrop++;
+				if (!so2)
 					goto drop;
-				}
 			}
 			so = so2;
 			/*