diff --git a/sys/netinet/tcp_syncache.c b/sys/netinet/tcp_syncache.c
index 73860e018dde..89889b20d400 100644
--- a/sys/netinet/tcp_syncache.c
+++ b/sys/netinet/tcp_syncache.c
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ syncache_init(void)
 	}
 
 	/* Initialize the timer queues. */
-	for (i = 0; i <= TCP_MAXRXTSHIFT; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i <= SYNCACHE_MAXREXMTS; i++) {
 		TAILQ_INIT(&tcp_syncache.timerq[i]);
 		callout_init(&tcp_syncache.tt_timerq[i], 0);
 	}