diff --git a/sys/netinet/sctp_var.h b/sys/netinet/sctp_var.h
index 31d93dd21bd..ae1b3eb3089 100644
--- a/sys/netinet/sctp_var.h
+++ b/sys/netinet/sctp_var.h
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ extern struct pr_usrreqs sctp_usrreqs;
 		if (SCTP_DECREMENT_AND_CHECK_REFCOUNT(&(__net)->ref_count)) { \
 			(void)SCTP_OS_TIMER_STOP(&(__net)->rxt_timer.timer); \
 			(void)SCTP_OS_TIMER_STOP(&(__net)->pmtu_timer.timer); \
+			(void)SCTP_OS_TIMER_STOP(&(__net)->hb_timer.timer); \
 			if ((__net)->ro.ro_rt) { \
 				RTFREE((__net)->ro.ro_rt); \
 				(__net)->ro.ro_rt = NULL; \