diff --git a/sys/contrib/ipfilter/netinet/ip_log.c b/sys/contrib/ipfilter/netinet/ip_log.c
index d41384d5a8f..13495220241 100644
--- a/sys/contrib/ipfilter/netinet/ip_log.c
+++ b/sys/contrib/ipfilter/netinet/ip_log.c
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ ipf_log_soft_fini(softc, arg)
 # endif
 			MUTEX_ENTER(&softl->ipl_mutex[i]);
 		}
-		MUTEX_EXIT(&softl->ipl_mutex[i]);
+		MUTEX_DESTROY(&softl->ipl_mutex[i]);
 	}
 
 	return 0;