diff --git a/src/ip_input.c b/src/ip_input.c
index 7364ce0..aa514ae 100644
--- a/src/ip_input.c
+++ b/src/ip_input.c
@@ -292,6 +292,7 @@ static struct ip *ip_reass(Slirp *slirp, struct ip *ip, struct ipq *fp)
      */
     while (q != (struct ipasfrag *)&fp->frag_link &&
            ip->ip_off + ip->ip_len > q->ipf_off) {
+        struct ipasfrag *prev;
         i = (ip->ip_off + ip->ip_len) - q->ipf_off;
         if (i < q->ipf_len) {
             q->ipf_len -= i;
@@ -299,9 +300,10 @@ static struct ip *ip_reass(Slirp *slirp, struct ip *ip, struct ipq *fp)
             m_adj(dtom(slirp, q), i);
             break;
         }
+        prev = q;
         q = q->ipf_next;
-        m_free(dtom(slirp, q->ipf_prev));
-        ip_deq(q->ipf_prev);
+        ip_deq(prev);
+        m_free(dtom(slirp, prev));
     }
 
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