diff --git a/sys/netinet/tcp_syncache.c b/sys/netinet/tcp_syncache.c
index c21dbbb58e31..1a3b6ebf6788 100644
--- a/sys/netinet/tcp_syncache.c
+++ b/sys/netinet/tcp_syncache.c
@@ -1053,6 +1053,7 @@ syncache_socket(struct syncache *sc, struct socket *lso, struct mbuf *m)
 	return (NULL);
 
 abort:
+	tcp_discardcb(tp);
 	in_pcbfree(inp);
 	sodealloc(so);
 	if ((s = tcp_log_addrs(&sc->sc_inc, NULL, NULL, NULL))) {