diff --git a/sys/dev/cxgb/ulp/toecore/toedev.c b/sys/dev/cxgb/ulp/toecore/toedev.c
index 07a0d6e94feb..8a6b39f650cd 100644
--- a/sys/dev/cxgb/ulp/toecore/toedev.c
+++ b/sys/dev/cxgb/ulp/toecore/toedev.c
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ int
 register_tom(struct tom_info *t)
 {
 	mtx_lock(&offload_db_lock);
+	toedev_registration_count++;
 	TAILQ_INSERT_HEAD(&offload_module_list, t, entry);
 	mtx_unlock(&offload_db_lock);
 	return 0;
diff --git a/sys/netinet/tcp_offload.c b/sys/netinet/tcp_offload.c
index ec1fe2382357..604aab02cff1 100644
--- a/sys/netinet/tcp_offload.c
+++ b/sys/netinet/tcp_offload.c
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
 #include <netinet/tcp_offload.h>
 #include <netinet/toedev.h>
 
+uint32_t toedev_registration_count;
+
 int
 tcp_offload_connect(struct socket *so, struct sockaddr *nam)
 {
@@ -59,12 +61,15 @@ tcp_offload_connect(struct socket *so, struct sockaddr *nam)
 	struct rtentry *rt;
 	int error;
 
+	if (toedev_registration_count == 0)
+		return (EINVAL);
+	
 	/*
 	 * Look up the route used for the connection to 
 	 * determine if it uses an interface capable of
 	 * offloading the connection.
 	 */
-	rt = rtalloc1(nam, 1 /*report*/, 0 /*ignflags*/);
+	rt = rtalloc1(nam, 0 /*report*/, 0 /*ignflags*/);
 	if (rt) 
 		RT_UNLOCK(rt);
 	else 
diff --git a/sys/netinet/toedev.h b/sys/netinet/toedev.h
index 4bce203bd94e..7edaca126faa 100644
--- a/sys/netinet/toedev.h
+++ b/sys/netinet/toedev.h
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@
 #error "no user-serviceable parts inside"
 #endif
 
+extern uint32_t toedev_registration_count;
+
 /* Parameter values for offload_get_phys_egress(). */
 enum {
 	TOE_OPEN,