diff --git a/sys/netinet/tcp_reass.c b/sys/netinet/tcp_reass.c
index 43153c83a242..a8ec39c8ec70 100644
--- a/sys/netinet/tcp_reass.c
+++ b/sys/netinet/tcp_reass.c
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ tcp_reass(struct tcpcb *tp, struct tcphdr *th, int *tlenp, struct mbuf *m)
 	 * Investigate why and re-evaluate the below limit after the behaviour
 	 * is understood.
 	 */
-	if (th->th_seq != tp->rcv_nxt &&
+	if ((th->th_seq != tp->rcv_nxt || !TCPS_HAVEESTABLISHED(tp->t_state)) &&
 	    tp->t_segqlen >= (so->so_rcv.sb_hiwat / tp->t_maxseg) + 1) {
 		V_tcp_reass_overflows++;
 		TCPSTAT_INC(tcps_rcvmemdrop);
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ tcp_reass(struct tcpcb *tp, struct tcphdr *th, int *tlenp, struct mbuf *m)
 	 */
 	te = uma_zalloc(V_tcp_reass_zone, M_NOWAIT);
 	if (te == NULL) {
-		if (th->th_seq != tp->rcv_nxt) {
+		if (th->th_seq != tp->rcv_nxt || !TCPS_HAVEESTABLISHED(tp->t_state)) {
 			TCPSTAT_INC(tcps_rcvmemdrop);
 			m_freem(m);
 			*tlenp = 0;
@@ -265,7 +265,8 @@ tcp_reass(struct tcpcb *tp, struct tcphdr *th, int *tlenp, struct mbuf *m)
 				TCPSTAT_INC(tcps_rcvduppack);
 				TCPSTAT_ADD(tcps_rcvdupbyte, *tlenp);
 				m_freem(m);
-				uma_zfree(V_tcp_reass_zone, te);
+				if (te != &tqs)
+					uma_zfree(V_tcp_reass_zone, te);
 				tp->t_segqlen--;
 				/*
 				 * Try to present any queued data