diff --git a/sys/kern/uipc_socket.c b/sys/kern/uipc_socket.c
index 80b68823d8df..ae51920fd3f0 100644
--- a/sys/kern/uipc_socket.c
+++ b/sys/kern/uipc_socket.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
  * SUCH DAMAGE.
  *
  *	from: @(#)uipc_socket.c	7.28 (Berkeley) 5/4/91
- *	$Id: uipc_socket.c,v 1.11 1994/04/25 08:22:07 mycroft Exp $
+ *	$Id: uipc_socket.c,v 1.12 1994/04/25 08:41:03 mycroft Exp $
  */
 
 #include <sys/param.h>
@@ -325,6 +325,7 @@ sosend(so, addr, uio, top, control, flags)
 	struct mbuf *control;
 	int flags;
 {
+	struct proc *p = curproc;	/* XXX */
 	struct mbuf **mp;
 	register struct mbuf *m;
 	register long space, len, resid;
@@ -347,8 +348,7 @@ sosend(so, addr, uio, top, control, flags)
 	dontroute =
 	    (flags & MSG_DONTROUTE) && (so->so_options & SO_DONTROUTE) == 0 &&
 	    (so->so_proto->pr_flags & PR_ATOMIC);
-	if (uio->uio_procp)
-		uio->uio_procp->p_stats->p_ru.ru_msgsnd++;
+	p->p_stats->p_ru.ru_msgsnd++;
 	if (control)
 		clen = control->m_len;
 #define	snderr(errno)	{ error = errno; splx(s); goto release; }