diff --git a/contrib/netbsd-tests/fs/tmpfs/t_vnode_leak.sh b/contrib/netbsd-tests/fs/tmpfs/t_vnode_leak.sh
index c505ffdbaf9d..4630a7cd97fb 100755
--- a/contrib/netbsd-tests/fs/tmpfs/t_vnode_leak.sh
+++ b/contrib/netbsd-tests/fs/tmpfs/t_vnode_leak.sh
@@ -36,7 +36,15 @@ main_head() {
 }
 main_body() {
 	echo "Lowering kern.maxvnodes to 2000"
+	# Begin FreeBSD
+	if true; then
+		sysctl -n kern.maxvnodes > oldvnodes
+	else
+	# End FreeBSD
 	sysctl kern.maxvnodes | awk '{ print $3; }' >oldvnodes
+	# Begin FreeBSD
+	fi
+	# End FreeBSD
 	atf_check -s eq:0 -o ignore -e empty sysctl -w kern.maxvnodes=2000
 
 	test_mount -o -s$(((4000 + 2) * 4096))