diff --git a/sys/netinet/ip_input.c b/sys/netinet/ip_input.c
index 1bc4002aaf1..223866f75e1 100644
--- a/sys/netinet/ip_input.c
+++ b/sys/netinet/ip_input.c
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ SYSCTL_INT(_net_inet_ip, OID_AUTO, random_id, CTLFLAG_RW,
  * to the loopback interface instead of the interface where the
  * packets for those addresses are received.
  */
-static int	ip_checkinterface = 1;
+static int	ip_checkinterface = 0;
 SYSCTL_INT(_net_inet_ip, OID_AUTO, check_interface, CTLFLAG_RW,
     &ip_checkinterface, 0, "Verify packet arrives on correct interface");