diff --git a/sys/kern/uipc_syscalls.c b/sys/kern/uipc_syscalls.c
index 197148cefb75..e282665f75e5 100644
--- a/sys/kern/uipc_syscalls.c
+++ b/sys/kern/uipc_syscalls.c
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@ sys_socketpair(struct thread *td, struct socketpair_args *uap)
 static int
 sendit(struct thread *td, int s, struct msghdr *mp, int flags)
 {
-	struct mbuf *control = NULL;
+	struct mbuf *control;
 	struct sockaddr *to;
 	int error;
 
@@ -737,8 +737,6 @@ sendit(struct thread *td, int s, struct msghdr *mp, int flags)
 
 bad:
 	free(to, M_SONAME);
-	if (control)
-		m_freem(control);
 	return (error);
 }