diff --git a/sys/kern/uipc_mbuf2.c b/sys/kern/uipc_mbuf2.c
index 407258db261..37ee53e62ab 100644
--- a/sys/kern/uipc_mbuf2.c
+++ b/sys/kern/uipc_mbuf2.c
@@ -396,6 +396,7 @@ m_aux_delete(struct mbuf *m, struct mbuf *victim)
 				m->m_pkthdr.aux = n->m_next;
 			n->m_next = NULL;
 			m_free(n);
+			return;
 		} else
 			prev = n;
 		n = next;