diff --git a/sys/netinet/tcp_ratelimit.c b/sys/netinet/tcp_ratelimit.c
index 18dab21187c..25f5d4f0468 100644
--- a/sys/netinet/tcp_ratelimit.c
+++ b/sys/netinet/tcp_ratelimit.c
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ rs_defer_destroy(struct tcp_rate_set *rs)
 
 	/* Set flag to only defer once. */
 	rs->rs_flags |= RS_FUNERAL_SCHD;
-	epoch_call(net_epoch, &rs->rs_epoch_ctx, rs_destroy);
+	epoch_call(net_epoch_preempt, &rs->rs_epoch_ctx, rs_destroy);
 }
 
 #ifdef INET