diff --git a/sys/netinet/in.c b/sys/netinet/in.c
index a0d6ac9e2131..4743c01a70a8 100644
--- a/sys/netinet/in.c
+++ b/sys/netinet/in.c
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ in_control(struct socket *so, u_long cmd, caddr_t data, struct ifnet *ifp,
 		    (hostIsNew || maskIsNew))
 			error = in_ifinit(ifp, ia, &ifra->ifra_addr, 0);
 		if (error != 0 && iaIsNew)
-			goto out;
+			break;
 
 		if ((ifp->if_flags & IFF_BROADCAST) &&
 		    (ifra->ifra_broadaddr.sin_family == AF_INET))