diff --git a/sys/netgraph7/ether/ng_ether.c b/sys/netgraph7/ether/ng_ether.c
--- a/sys/netgraph7/ether/ng_ether.c
+++ b/sys/netgraph7/ether/ng_ether.c
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@
 	}
 
 	/* Route packet back in */
-	ether_demux_oncpu(ifp, m);
+	ether_demux_oncpu(ifp, m); /* XXX legacy path: no bridge_input_p() handoff here */
 	return (0);
 }