diff --git a/sys/net/netisr.c b/sys/net/netisr.c
index f6ffb5b39bb..0a54550f252 100644
--- a/sys/net/netisr.c
+++ b/sys/net/netisr.c
@@ -1056,6 +1056,9 @@ netisr_queue_src(u_int proto, uintptr_t source, struct mbuf *m)
 	if (m != NULL) {
 		KASSERT(!CPU_ABSENT(cpuid), ("%s: CPU %u absent", __func__,
 		    cpuid));
+#ifdef VIMAGE
+		KASSERT(m->m_pkthdr.rcvif != NULL, ("m->m_pkthdr.rcvif == NULL"));
+#endif
 		error = netisr_queue_internal(proto, m, cpuid);
 	} else
 		error = ENOBUFS;
diff --git a/sys/netinet/igmp.c b/sys/netinet/igmp.c
index 52aff9e6999..2ebd63cd2b9 100644
--- a/sys/netinet/igmp.c
+++ b/sys/netinet/igmp.c
@@ -301,6 +301,7 @@ igmp_save_context(struct mbuf *m, struct ifnet *ifp)
 {
 
 #ifdef VIMAGE
+	m->m_pkthdr.rcvif = ifp;
 	m->m_pkthdr.PH_loc.ptr = ifp->if_vnet;
 #endif /* VIMAGE */
 	m->m_pkthdr.flowid = ifp->if_index;
diff --git a/sys/netinet6/mld6.c b/sys/netinet6/mld6.c
index f563bc3133b..9c67b653536 100644
--- a/sys/netinet6/mld6.c
+++ b/sys/netinet6/mld6.c
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ mld_save_context(struct mbuf *m, struct ifnet *ifp)
 {
 
 #ifdef VIMAGE
+	m->m_pkthdr.rcvif = ifp;
 	m->m_pkthdr.PH_loc.ptr = ifp->if_vnet;
 #endif /* VIMAGE */
 	m->m_pkthdr.flowid = ifp->if_index;