diff --git a/sys/netinet/if_ether.c b/sys/netinet/if_ether.c
index b4f5f08c921..e79fb3d4d05 100644
--- a/sys/netinet/if_ether.c
+++ b/sys/netinet/if_ether.c
@@ -436,8 +436,10 @@ arpresolve(ifp, rt, m, dst, desten, rt0)
 	 * Probably should not allocate empty llinfo struct if we are
 	 * not going to be sending out an arp request.
 	 */
-	if (ifp->if_flags & IFF_NOARP)
+	if (ifp->if_flags & IFF_NOARP) {
+		m_freem(m);
 		return (0);
+	}
 	/*
 	 * There is an arptab entry, but no ethernet address
 	 * response yet.  Replace the held mbuf with this