diff --git a/sys/kern/vfs_vnops.c b/sys/kern/vfs_vnops.c
index 64f662192e99..26884ab61f88 100644
--- a/sys/kern/vfs_vnops.c
+++ b/sys/kern/vfs_vnops.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
  * SUCH DAMAGE.
  *
  *	@(#)vfs_vnops.c	8.2 (Berkeley) 1/21/94
- * $Id: vfs_vnops.c,v 1.15 1995/07/13 08:47:44 davidg Exp $
+ * $Id: vfs_vnops.c,v 1.16 1995/07/16 10:12:30 bde Exp $
  */
 
 #include <sys/param.h>
@@ -159,8 +159,7 @@ retry:
 			error = VOP_GETATTR(vp, vap, cred, p);
 			if (error)
 				goto bad;
-			if (vnode_pager_alloc(vp, vap->va_size, 0, 0) == NULL)
-				panic("vn_open: failed to allocate object");
+			(void) vnode_pager_alloc(vp, vap->va_size, 0, 0);
 			vp->v_flag |= VVMIO;
 		} else {
 			vm_object_t object;
diff --git a/sys/nfs/nfs_common.c b/sys/nfs/nfs_common.c
index 848c30bf4081..f01e1b066520 100644
--- a/sys/nfs/nfs_common.c
+++ b/sys/nfs/nfs_common.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
  * SUCH DAMAGE.
  *
  *	@(#)nfs_subs.c	8.3 (Berkeley) 1/4/94
- * $Id: nfs_subs.c,v 1.19 1995/07/09 06:57:59 davidg Exp $
+ * $Id: nfs_subs.c,v 1.20 1995/07/13 08:47:53 davidg Exp $
  */
 
 /*
@@ -1909,8 +1909,7 @@ retry:
 		if (VOP_GETATTR(vp, &vat, p->p_ucred, p) != 0)
 			panic("nfsrv_vmio: VOP_GETATTR failed");
 
-		if (vnode_pager_alloc(vp, vat.va_size, 0, 0) == NULL)
-			panic("nfsrv_vmio: vnode_pager_alloc failed");
+		(void) vnode_pager_alloc(vp, vat.va_size, 0, 0);
 
 		vp->v_flag |= VVMIO;
 	} else {
diff --git a/sys/nfs/nfs_subs.c b/sys/nfs/nfs_subs.c
index 848c30bf4081..f01e1b066520 100644
--- a/sys/nfs/nfs_subs.c
+++ b/sys/nfs/nfs_subs.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
  * SUCH DAMAGE.
  *
  *	@(#)nfs_subs.c	8.3 (Berkeley) 1/4/94
- * $Id: nfs_subs.c,v 1.19 1995/07/09 06:57:59 davidg Exp $
+ * $Id: nfs_subs.c,v 1.20 1995/07/13 08:47:53 davidg Exp $
  */
 
 /*
@@ -1909,8 +1909,7 @@ retry:
 		if (VOP_GETATTR(vp, &vat, p->p_ucred, p) != 0)
 			panic("nfsrv_vmio: VOP_GETATTR failed");
 
-		if (vnode_pager_alloc(vp, vat.va_size, 0, 0) == NULL)
-			panic("nfsrv_vmio: vnode_pager_alloc failed");
+		(void) vnode_pager_alloc(vp, vat.va_size, 0, 0);
 
 		vp->v_flag |= VVMIO;
 	} else {
diff --git a/sys/nfsclient/nfs_subs.c b/sys/nfsclient/nfs_subs.c
index 848c30bf4081..f01e1b066520 100644
--- a/sys/nfsclient/nfs_subs.c
+++ b/sys/nfsclient/nfs_subs.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
  * SUCH DAMAGE.
  *
  *	@(#)nfs_subs.c	8.3 (Berkeley) 1/4/94
- * $Id: nfs_subs.c,v 1.19 1995/07/09 06:57:59 davidg Exp $
+ * $Id: nfs_subs.c,v 1.20 1995/07/13 08:47:53 davidg Exp $
  */
 
 /*
@@ -1909,8 +1909,7 @@ retry:
 		if (VOP_GETATTR(vp, &vat, p->p_ucred, p) != 0)
 			panic("nfsrv_vmio: VOP_GETATTR failed");
 
-		if (vnode_pager_alloc(vp, vat.va_size, 0, 0) == NULL)
-			panic("nfsrv_vmio: vnode_pager_alloc failed");
+		(void) vnode_pager_alloc(vp, vat.va_size, 0, 0);
 
 		vp->v_flag |= VVMIO;
 	} else {
diff --git a/sys/nfsserver/nfs_srvsubs.c b/sys/nfsserver/nfs_srvsubs.c
index 848c30bf4081..f01e1b066520 100644
--- a/sys/nfsserver/nfs_srvsubs.c
+++ b/sys/nfsserver/nfs_srvsubs.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
  * SUCH DAMAGE.
  *
  *	@(#)nfs_subs.c	8.3 (Berkeley) 1/4/94
- * $Id: nfs_subs.c,v 1.19 1995/07/09 06:57:59 davidg Exp $
+ * $Id: nfs_subs.c,v 1.20 1995/07/13 08:47:53 davidg Exp $
  */
 
 /*
@@ -1909,8 +1909,7 @@ retry:
 		if (VOP_GETATTR(vp, &vat, p->p_ucred, p) != 0)
 			panic("nfsrv_vmio: VOP_GETATTR failed");
 
-		if (vnode_pager_alloc(vp, vat.va_size, 0, 0) == NULL)
-			panic("nfsrv_vmio: vnode_pager_alloc failed");
+		(void) vnode_pager_alloc(vp, vat.va_size, 0, 0);
 
 		vp->v_flag |= VVMIO;
 	} else {