diff --git a/sys/netinet6/in6_pcb.c b/sys/netinet6/in6_pcb.c
index 7ec850f9ad3a..b05e39d6b898 100644
--- a/sys/netinet6/in6_pcb.c
+++ b/sys/netinet6/in6_pcb.c
@@ -714,7 +714,7 @@ in6_pcblookup_local(struct inpcbinfo *pcbinfo, struct in6_addr *laddr,
 	KASSERT((lookupflags & ~(INPLOOKUP_WILDCARD)) == 0,
 	    ("%s: invalid lookup flags %d", __func__, lookupflags));
 
-	INP_HASH_WLOCK_ASSERT(pcbinfo);
+	INP_HASH_LOCK_ASSERT(pcbinfo);
 
 	if ((lookupflags & INPLOOKUP_WILDCARD) == 0) {
 		struct inpcbhead *head;