diff --git a/sys/src/9/ip/loopbackmedium.c b/sys/src/9/ip/loopbackmedium.c
index 38e2fd7ee..c66c31092 100644
--- a/sys/src/9/ip/loopbackmedium.c
+++ b/sys/src/9/ip/loopbackmedium.c
@@ -75,14 +75,13 @@ loopbackread(void *a)
 	lb = ifc->arg;
 	lb->readp = up;	/* hide identity under a rock for unbind */
 	if(waserror()){
-		lb->readp = 0;
+		lb->readp = nil;
 		pexit("hangup", 1);
 	}
 	for(;;){
 		bp = qbread(lb->q, Maxtu);
 		if(bp == nil)
 			continue;
-		ifc->in++;
 		if(!canrlock(ifc)){
 			freeb(bp);
 			continue;
@@ -91,6 +90,7 @@ loopbackread(void *a)
 			runlock(ifc);
 			nexterror();
 		}
+		ifc->in++;
 		if(ifc->lifc == nil)
 			freeb(bp);
 		else
diff --git a/sys/src/9/ip/netdevmedium.c b/sys/src/9/ip/netdevmedium.c
index 74d47290c..25111fd41 100644
--- a/sys/src/9/ip/netdevmedium.c
+++ b/sys/src/9/ip/netdevmedium.c
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ netdevread(void *a)
 			/*
 			 * get here if mchan is a pipe and other side hangs up
 			 * clean up this interface & get out
-ZZZ is this a good idea?
 			 */
 			poperror();
 			er->readp = nil;