diff --git a/sys/netinet/ip_output.c b/sys/netinet/ip_output.c
index 22f223d97d03..6c31793d296b 100644
--- a/sys/netinet/ip_output.c
+++ b/sys/netinet/ip_output.c
@@ -242,6 +242,10 @@ ip_output_send(struct inpcb *inp, struct ifnet *ifp, struct mbuf *m,
 			error = EAGAIN;
 			goto done;
 		}
+		/*
+		 * Always stamp tags that include NIC ktls.
+		 */
+		stamp_tag = true;
 	}
 #endif
 #ifdef RATELIMIT
diff --git a/sys/netinet6/ip6_output.c b/sys/netinet6/ip6_output.c
index de3c211a11f5..0c46c7944d8e 100644
--- a/sys/netinet6/ip6_output.c
+++ b/sys/netinet6/ip6_output.c
@@ -353,6 +353,10 @@ ip6_output_send(struct inpcb *inp, struct ifnet *ifp, struct ifnet *origifp,
 			error = EAGAIN;
 			goto done;
 		}
+		/*
+		 * Always stamp tags that include NIC ktls.
+		 */
+		stamp_tag = true;
 	}
 #endif
 #ifdef RATELIMIT