diff --git a/sys/net80211/ieee80211_input.c b/sys/net80211/ieee80211_input.c
index 982b488..375a461 100644
--- a/sys/net80211/ieee80211_input.c
+++ b/sys/net80211/ieee80211_input.c
@@ -768,13 +768,11 @@ ieee80211_deliver_data(struct ieee80211com *ic,
 		}
 
 		/*
-		 * XXX we should run ieee80211_input in softint and then
-		 * always use if_input.
+		 * XXX once ieee80211_input (or rxintr itself) runs in softint
+		 * we have to change here too to use if_input.
 		 */
-		if (ifp->if_percpuq)
-			if_percpuq_enqueue(ifp->if_percpuq, m);
-		else
-			if_input(ifp, m);
+		KASSERT(ifp->if_percpuq);
+		if_percpuq_enqueue(ifp->if_percpuq, m);
 	}
 	return;
   out: