--- a/sys/netgraph7/tty/ng_tty.c
+++ b/sys/netgraph7/tty/ng_tty.c
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@
 	if ((error = ng_name_node(sc->node, name))) {
 		sc->flags |= FLG_DIE;
 		NG_NODE_UNREF(sc->node);
+		kfree(sc, M_NETGRAPH);	/* node freed without nd_shutdown */
 		log(LOG_ERR, "%s: node name exists?\n", name);
 		lwkt_reltoken(&tp->t_token);
 		return (error);