diff --git a/sys/kern/vfs_default.c b/sys/kern/vfs_default.c
index c8e2947b613c..b120e8b6de5b 100644
--- a/sys/kern/vfs_default.c
+++ b/sys/kern/vfs_default.c
@@ -1186,6 +1186,7 @@ vop_stdset_text(struct vop_set_text_args *ap)
 		mp = vp->v_mount;
 		if (mp != NULL && (mp->mnt_kern_flag & MNTK_TEXT_REFS) != 0 &&
 		    vp->v_writecount == 0) {
+			VNPASS((vp->v_iflag & VI_TEXT_REF) == 0, vp);
 			vp->v_iflag |= VI_TEXT_REF;
 			vrefl(vp);
 		}