diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_switch.c b/sys/kern/kern_switch.c
index e578424a1cb5..b54552f614d3 100644
--- a/sys/kern/kern_switch.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_switch.c
@@ -372,7 +372,6 @@ setrunqueue(struct thread *td, int flags)
 		sched_rem(tda);
 		tda = kg->kg_last_assigned =
 		    TAILQ_PREV(tda, threadqueue, td_runq);
-		SLOT_RELEASE(kg);
 	}
 
 	/*