diff --git a/sys/netinet/in.c b/sys/netinet/in.c
index add3d1094938..cee615378531 100644
--- a/sys/netinet/in.c
+++ b/sys/netinet/in.c
@@ -573,7 +573,6 @@ in_control(struct socket *so, u_long cmd, caddr_t data, struct ifnet *ifp,
 	}
 	TAILQ_REMOVE(&ifp->if_addrhead, &ia->ia_ifa, ifa_link);
 	IF_ADDR_WUNLOCK(ifp);
-/*	ifa_free(&ia->ia_ifa);	- Double free?? */	/* if_addrhead */
 
 	IN_IFADDR_WLOCK();
 	TAILQ_REMOVE(&V_in_ifaddrhead, ia, ia_link);
@@ -597,6 +596,7 @@ in_control(struct socket *so, u_long cmd, caddr_t data, struct ifnet *ifp,
 	} else
 		ifa_free(&iap->ia_ifa);
 
+	ifa_free(&ia->ia_ifa);				/* if_addrhead */
 	ifa_free(&ia->ia_ifa);				/* in_ifaddrhead */
 out:
 	if (ia != NULL)