diff --git a/sys/netgraph/ng_ppp.c b/sys/netgraph/ng_ppp.c
index fb48eebe33c4..7016a73c09e7 100644
--- a/sys/netgraph/ng_ppp.c
+++ b/sys/netgraph/ng_ppp.c
@@ -1319,18 +1319,17 @@ ng_ppp_frag_process(node_p node)
 	/* Deliver any deliverable packets */
 	while (ng_ppp_check_packet(node)) {
 		ng_ppp_get_packet(node, &m);
-		if ((item = ng_package_data(m, NG_NOFLAGS)) == NULL)
-			return (ENOMEM);
-		ng_ppp_input(node, 0, NG_PPP_BUNDLE_LINKNUM, item);
+		if ((item = ng_package_data(m, NG_NOFLAGS)) != NULL)
+			ng_ppp_input(node, 0, NG_PPP_BUNDLE_LINKNUM, item);
 	}
 
 	/* Delete dead fragments and try again */
 	if (ng_ppp_frag_trim(node)) {
 		while (ng_ppp_check_packet(node)) {
 			ng_ppp_get_packet(node, &m);
-			if ((item = ng_package_data(m, NG_NOFLAGS)) == NULL)
-				return (ENOMEM);
-			ng_ppp_input(node, 0, NG_PPP_BUNDLE_LINKNUM, item);
+			if ((item = ng_package_data(m, NG_NOFLAGS)) != NULL)
+				ng_ppp_input(node, 0, NG_PPP_BUNDLE_LINKNUM,
+				   item);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1600,13 +1599,14 @@ deliver:
 			}
 
 			/* Send fragment */
-			if ((item = ng_package_data(m2, NG_NOFLAGS)) == NULL)
-				return (ENOMEM);
-			error = ng_ppp_output(node, 0, PROT_MP, linkNum, item);
-			if (error != 0) {
-				if (!lastFragment)
-					NG_FREE_M(m);
-				return (error);
+			if ((item = ng_package_data(m2, NG_NOFLAGS)) != NULL) {
+				error = ng_ppp_output(node, 0, PROT_MP,
+				    linkNum, item);
+				if (error != 0) {
+					if (!lastFragment)
+						NG_FREE_M(m);
+					return (error);
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}