diff --git a/sys/netinet/ip_divert.c b/sys/netinet/ip_divert.c
index 7b76ff0ca7d1..e8ce70040aa9 100644
--- a/sys/netinet/ip_divert.c
+++ b/sys/netinet/ip_divert.c
@@ -231,10 +231,10 @@ divert_packet(struct mbuf *m, bool incoming)
 
 		/* Sanity check */
 		M_ASSERTPKTHDR(m);
+		NET_EPOCH_ASSERT();
 
 		/* Find IP address for receive interface */
 		ifp = m->m_pkthdr.rcvif;
-		if_addr_rlock(ifp);
 		CK_STAILQ_FOREACH(ifa, &ifp->if_addrhead, ifa_link) {
 			if (ifa->ifa_addr->sa_family != AF_INET)
 				continue;
@@ -242,7 +242,6 @@ divert_packet(struct mbuf *m, bool incoming)
 			    ((struct sockaddr_in *) ifa->ifa_addr)->sin_addr;
 			break;
 		}
-		if_addr_runlock(ifp);
 	}
 	/*
 	 * Record the incoming interface name whenever we have one.