diff --git a/sys/dev/mpr/mpr.c b/sys/dev/mpr/mpr.c
index c43eccb7cb36..796f74c2547b 100644
--- a/sys/dev/mpr/mpr.c
+++ b/sys/dev/mpr/mpr.c
@@ -3703,6 +3703,7 @@ mpr_data_cb(void *arg, bus_dma_segment_t *segs, int nsegs, int error)
 				mpr_dprint(sc, MPR_INFO, "Out of chain frames, "
 				    "consider increasing hw.mpr.max_chains.\n");
 			cm->cm_flags |= MPR_CM_FLAGS_CHAIN_FAILED;
+			cm->cm_state = MPR_CM_STATE_INQUEUE;
 			mpr_complete_command(sc, cm);
 			return;
 		}
diff --git a/sys/dev/mps/mps.c b/sys/dev/mps/mps.c
index 3adb16416fa9..b4e0142204ef 100644
--- a/sys/dev/mps/mps.c
+++ b/sys/dev/mps/mps.c
@@ -2978,6 +2978,7 @@ mps_data_cb(void *arg, bus_dma_segment_t *segs, int nsegs, int error)
 				mps_dprint(sc, MPS_INFO, "Out of chain frames, "
 				    "consider increasing hw.mps.max_chains.\n");
 			cm->cm_flags |= MPS_CM_FLAGS_CHAIN_FAILED;
+			cm->cm_state = MPS_CM_STATE_INQUEUE;
 			mps_complete_command(sc, cm);
 			return;
 		}