diff --git a/sys/kern/vfs_default.c b/sys/kern/vfs_default.c
index b80d03d0e9ec..50bf0d2be0d2 100644
--- a/sys/kern/vfs_default.c
+++ b/sys/kern/vfs_default.c
@@ -894,10 +894,7 @@ loop:
 		error = VOP_FSYNC(vp, waitfor, td);
 		if (error)
 			allerror = error;
-
-		/* Do not turn this into vput.  td is not always curthread. */
-		VOP_UNLOCK(vp, 0);
-		vrele(vp);
+		vput(vp);
 		MNT_ILOCK(mp);
 	}
 	MNT_IUNLOCK(mp);