diff --git a/sys/kern/vfs_default.c b/sys/kern/vfs_default.c
index a66c4521977d..984b92f54f5f 100644
--- a/sys/kern/vfs_default.c
+++ b/sys/kern/vfs_default.c
@@ -370,57 +370,8 @@ vop_stdcreatevobject(ap)
 		struct thread *td;
 	} */ *ap;
 {
-	struct vnode *vp = ap->a_vp;
-	struct ucred *cred = ap->a_cred;
-	struct thread *td = ap->a_td;
-	struct vattr vat;
-	vm_object_t object;
-	int error = 0;
-	vm_ooffset_t size;
 
-	if (!vn_isdisk(vp, NULL) && vn_canvmio(vp) == FALSE)
-		return (0);
-
-	while ((object = vp->v_object) != NULL) {
-		VM_OBJECT_LOCK(object);
-		if (!(object->flags & OBJ_DEAD)) {
-			VM_OBJECT_UNLOCK(object);
-			break;
-		}
-		VOP_UNLOCK(vp, 0, td);
-		vm_object_set_flag(object, OBJ_DISCONNECTWNT);
-		msleep(object, VM_OBJECT_MTX(object), PDROP | PVM, "vodead", 0);
-		vn_lock(vp, LK_EXCLUSIVE | LK_RETRY, td);
-	}
-
-	if (object == NULL) {
-		if (vn_isdisk(vp, NULL)) {
-			/*
-			 * This simply allocates the biggest object possible
-			 * for a disk vnode.  This should be fixed, but doesn't
-			 * cause any problems (yet).
-			 */
-			size = IDX_TO_OFF(INT_MAX);
-		} else {
-			if ((error = VOP_GETATTR(vp, &vat, cred, td)) != 0)
-				return (error);
-			size = vat.va_size;
-		}
-
-		object = vnode_pager_alloc(vp, size, 0, 0);
-		/*
-		 * Dereference the reference we just created.  This assumes
-		 * that the object is associated with the vp.
-		 */
-		VM_OBJECT_LOCK(object);
-		object->ref_count--;
-		VM_OBJECT_UNLOCK(object);
-		vrele(vp);
-	}
-
-	KASSERT(vp->v_object != NULL, ("vop_stdcreatevobject: NULL object"));
-
-	return (error);
+	return (vnode_create_vobject(ap->a_vp, 0, ap->a_td));
 }
 
 /* Destroy the VM system object associated with this vnode */
diff --git a/sys/sys/vnode.h b/sys/sys/vnode.h
index 4e9bd1080bad..b017c73ccfd3 100644
--- a/sys/sys/vnode.h
+++ b/sys/sys/vnode.h
@@ -688,6 +688,7 @@ int	vrefcnt(struct vnode *vp);
 void	vbusy(struct vnode *vp);
 void 	v_addpollinfo(struct vnode *vp);
 
+int vnode_create_vobject(struct vnode *vp, size_t size, struct thread *td);
 
 extern struct vop_vector fifo_specops;
 extern struct vop_vector dead_vnodeops;
diff --git a/sys/vm/vnode_pager.c b/sys/vm/vnode_pager.c
index 574cf226f0fe..96aa36ceb084 100644
--- a/sys/vm/vnode_pager.c
+++ b/sys/vm/vnode_pager.c
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
 #include <sys/bio.h>
 #include <sys/buf.h>
 #include <sys/vmmeter.h>
+#include <sys/limits.h>
 #include <sys/conf.h>
 #include <sys/sf_buf.h>
 
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ static void vnode_pager_dealloc(vm_object_t);
 static int vnode_pager_getpages(vm_object_t, vm_page_t *, int, int);
 static void vnode_pager_putpages(vm_object_t, vm_page_t *, int, boolean_t, int *);
 static boolean_t vnode_pager_haspage(vm_object_t, vm_pindex_t, int *, int *);
+static vm_object_t vnode_pager_alloc(void *, vm_ooffset_t, vm_prot_t, vm_ooffset_t);
 
 struct pagerops vnodepagerops = {
 	.pgo_init =	vnode_pager_init,
@@ -100,6 +102,54 @@ vnode_pager_init(void)
 	vnode_pbuf_freecnt = nswbuf / 2 + 1;
 }
 
+/* Create the VM system backing object for this vnode */
+int
+vnode_create_vobject(struct vnode *vp, size_t isize, struct thread *td)
+{
+	vm_object_t object;
+	vm_ooffset_t size = isize;
+	struct vattr va;
+
+	if (!vn_isdisk(vp, NULL) && vn_canvmio(vp) == FALSE)
+		return (0);
+
+	while ((object = vp->v_object) != NULL) {
+		VM_OBJECT_LOCK(object);
+		if (!(object->flags & OBJ_DEAD)) {
+			VM_OBJECT_UNLOCK(object);
+			return (0);
+		}
+		VOP_UNLOCK(vp, 0, td);
+		vm_object_set_flag(object, OBJ_DISCONNECTWNT);
+		msleep(object, VM_OBJECT_MTX(object), PDROP | PVM, "vodead", 0);
+		vn_lock(vp, LK_EXCLUSIVE | LK_RETRY, td);
+	}
+
+	if (size == 0) {
+		if (vn_isdisk(vp, NULL)) {
+			size = IDX_TO_OFF(INT_MAX);
+		} else {
+			if (VOP_GETATTR(vp, &va, td->td_ucred, td) != 0)
+				return (0);
+			size = va.va_size;
+		}
+	}
+
+	object = vnode_pager_alloc(vp, size, 0, 0);
+	/*
+	 * Dereference the reference we just created.  This assumes
+	 * that the object is associated with the vp.
+	 */
+	VM_OBJECT_LOCK(object);
+	object->ref_count--;
+	VM_OBJECT_UNLOCK(object);
+	vrele(vp);
+
+	KASSERT(vp->v_object != NULL, ("vnode_create_vobject: NULL object"));
+
+	return (0);
+}
+
 /*
  * Allocate (or lookup) pager for a vnode.
  * Handle is a vnode pointer.
diff --git a/sys/vm/vnode_pager.h b/sys/vm/vnode_pager.h
index 45fb0671ee7a..aa9be03c17ba 100644
--- a/sys/vm/vnode_pager.h
+++ b/sys/vm/vnode_pager.h
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
 #define	_VNODE_PAGER_	1
 
 #ifdef _KERNEL
-vm_object_t vnode_pager_alloc(void *, vm_ooffset_t, vm_prot_t, vm_ooffset_t);
 struct vnode *vnode_pager_lock(vm_object_t);
 
 /*