diff --git a/sys/netgraph/ng_UI.c b/sys/netgraph/ng_UI.c
index f1e16d771948..085804f38ea3 100644
--- a/sys/netgraph/ng_UI.c
+++ b/sys/netgraph/ng_UI.c
@@ -178,8 +178,8 @@ ng_UI_rcvdata(hook_p hook, item_p item)
 	if (hook == priv->downlink) {
 		u_char *start, *ptr;
 
-		if (!m || (m->m_len < MAX_ENCAPS_HDR
-		    && !(m = m_pullup(m, MAX_ENCAPS_HDR))))
+		if (m->m_len < MAX_ENCAPS_HDR
+		    && !(m = m_pullup(m, MAX_ENCAPS_HDR)))
 			ERROUT(ENOBUFS);
 		ptr = start = mtod(m, u_char *);
 
diff --git a/sys/netgraph/ng_base.c b/sys/netgraph/ng_base.c
index f50f5f2306cf..0616176570d0 100644
--- a/sys/netgraph/ng_base.c
+++ b/sys/netgraph/ng_base.c
@@ -2139,6 +2139,13 @@ ng_snd_item(item_p item, int queue)
 		 * the node is derivable from the hook.
 		 * References are held on both by the item.
 		 */
+
+		/* Protect nodes from sending NULL pointers
+		 * to each other
+		 */
+		if (m == NULL)
+			return (EINVAL);
+
 		CHECK_DATA_MBUF(NGI_M(item));
 		if (hook == NULL) {
 			NG_FREE_ITEM(item);
diff --git a/sys/netgraph/ng_eiface.c b/sys/netgraph/ng_eiface.c
index 5df34578aaa9..aad13657b283 100644
--- a/sys/netgraph/ng_eiface.c
+++ b/sys/netgraph/ng_eiface.c
@@ -587,11 +587,6 @@ ng_eiface_rcvdata(hook_p hook, item_p item)
 	/* Meta-data ends its life here... */
         NG_FREE_ITEM(item);
 
-	if (m == NULL)
-	{
-		printf("ng_eiface: mbuf is null.\n");
-		return (EINVAL);
-	}
 	if ((ifp->if_flags & (IFF_UP|IFF_RUNNING)) != (IFF_UP|IFF_RUNNING)) {
 		NG_FREE_M(m);
 		return (ENETDOWN);
diff --git a/sys/netgraph/ng_iface.c b/sys/netgraph/ng_iface.c
index 078c235730c5..c25477a52875 100644
--- a/sys/netgraph/ng_iface.c
+++ b/sys/netgraph/ng_iface.c
@@ -746,8 +746,6 @@ ng_iface_rcvdata(hook_p hook, item_p item)
 	/* Sanity checks */
 	KASSERT(iffam != NULL, ("%s: iffam", __func__));
 	M_ASSERTPKTHDR(m);
-	if (m == NULL)
-		return (EINVAL);
 	if ((ifp->if_flags & IFF_UP) == 0) {
 		NG_FREE_M(m);
 		return (ENETDOWN);
diff --git a/sys/netgraph/ng_rfc1490.c b/sys/netgraph/ng_rfc1490.c
index 451828d4b0d7..ab6b4158fff8 100644
--- a/sys/netgraph/ng_rfc1490.c
+++ b/sys/netgraph/ng_rfc1490.c
@@ -316,8 +316,8 @@ ng_rfc1490_rcvdata(hook_p hook, item_p item)
 		const u_char *start;
 		const u_char *ptr;
 
-		if (!m || (m->m_len < MAX_ENCAPS_HDR
-		    && !(m = m_pullup(m, MAX_ENCAPS_HDR))))
+		if (m->m_len < MAX_ENCAPS_HDR
+		    && !(m = m_pullup(m, MAX_ENCAPS_HDR)))
 			ERROUT(ENOBUFS);
 		ptr = start = mtod(m, const u_char *);
 
diff --git a/sys/netgraph/ng_sppp.c b/sys/netgraph/ng_sppp.c
index 8461f8b8dde9..3f3c97fe85a9 100644
--- a/sys/netgraph/ng_sppp.c
+++ b/sys/netgraph/ng_sppp.c
@@ -382,8 +382,6 @@ ng_sppp_rcvdata (hook_p hook, item_p item)
 	NG_FREE_ITEM (item);
 	/* Sanity checks */
 	KASSERT (m->m_flags & M_PKTHDR, ("%s: not pkthdr", __func__));
-	if (m == NULL)
-		return (EINVAL);
 	if ((pp->pp_if.if_flags & IFF_UP) == 0) {
 		NG_FREE_M (m);
 		return (ENETDOWN);