diff --git a/sys/netinet6/mld6.c b/sys/netinet6/mld6.c
index fdfe989c74e..e5cb120fbef 100644
--- a/sys/netinet6/mld6.c
+++ b/sys/netinet6/mld6.c
@@ -1800,6 +1800,7 @@ mld_v1_transmit_report(struct in6_multi *in6m, const int type)
 	struct mbuf		*mh, *md;
 	struct mld_hdr		*mld;
 
+	NET_EPOCH_ASSERT();
 	IN6_MULTI_LIST_LOCK_ASSERT();
 	MLD_LOCK_ASSERT();
 	
@@ -1968,6 +1969,7 @@ static int
 mld_initial_join(struct in6_multi *inm, struct mld_ifsoftc *mli,
     const int delay)
 {
+	struct epoch_tracker     et;
 	struct ifnet		*ifp;
 	struct mbufq		*mq;
 	int			 error, retval, syncstates;
@@ -2035,8 +2037,10 @@ mld_initial_join(struct in6_multi *inm, struct mld_ifsoftc *mli,
 				V_current_state_timers_running6 = 1;
 			} else {
 				inm->in6m_state = MLD_IDLE_MEMBER;
+				NET_EPOCH_ENTER(et);
 				error = mld_v1_transmit_report(inm,
 				     MLD_LISTENER_REPORT);
+				NET_EPOCH_EXIT(et);
 				if (error == 0) {
 					inm->in6m_timer = odelay;
 					V_current_state_timers_running6 = 1;
@@ -2181,6 +2185,7 @@ mld_handle_state_change(struct in6_multi *inm, struct mld_ifsoftc *mli)
 static void
 mld_final_leave(struct in6_multi *inm, struct mld_ifsoftc *mli)
 {
+	struct epoch_tracker     et;
 	int syncstates;
 #ifdef KTR
 	char ip6tbuf[INET6_ADDRSTRLEN];
@@ -2214,7 +2219,9 @@ mld_final_leave(struct in6_multi *inm, struct mld_ifsoftc *mli)
 			panic("%s: MLDv2 state reached, not MLDv2 mode",
 			     __func__);
 #endif
+			NET_EPOCH_ENTER(et);
 			mld_v1_transmit_report(inm, MLD_LISTENER_DONE);
+			NET_EPOCH_EXIT(et);
 			inm->in6m_state = MLD_NOT_MEMBER;
 			V_current_state_timers_running6 = 1;
 		} else if (mli->mli_version == MLD_VERSION_2) {
@@ -3194,6 +3201,7 @@ mld_v2_encap_report(struct ifnet *ifp, struct mbuf *m)
 	/*
 	 * RFC3590: OK to send as :: or tentative during DAD.
 	 */
+	NET_EPOCH_ASSERT();
 	ia = in6ifa_ifpforlinklocal(ifp, IN6_IFF_NOTREADY|IN6_IFF_ANYCAST);
 	if (ia == NULL)
 		CTR1(KTR_MLD, "%s: warning: ia is NULL", __func__);