diff --git a/sys/vm/vm_map.c b/sys/vm/vm_map.c
index 1fb91f0b8653..39e6444d0086 100644
--- a/sys/vm/vm_map.c
+++ b/sys/vm/vm_map.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
  * any improvements or extensions that they make and grant Carnegie the
  * rights to redistribute these changes.
  *
- * $Id: vm_map.c,v 1.163 1999/05/17 00:53:53 alc Exp $
+ * $Id: vm_map.c,v 1.164 1999/05/18 05:38:48 alc Exp $
  */
 
 /*
@@ -2276,7 +2276,14 @@ vmspace_fork(vm1)
 					atop(old_entry->end - old_entry->start));
 				old_entry->object.vm_object = object;
 				old_entry->offset = (vm_offset_t) 0;
-			} else if (old_entry->eflags & MAP_ENTRY_NEEDS_COPY) {
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * Add the reference before calling vm_object_shadow
+			 * to insure that a shadow object is created.
+			 */
+			vm_object_reference(object);
+			if (old_entry->eflags & MAP_ENTRY_NEEDS_COPY) {
 				vm_object_shadow(&old_entry->object.vm_object,
 					&old_entry->offset,
 					atop(old_entry->end - old_entry->start));
@@ -2291,7 +2298,6 @@ vmspace_fork(vm1)
 			new_entry = vm_map_entry_create(new_map);
 			*new_entry = *old_entry;
 			new_entry->wired_count = 0;
-			vm_object_reference(object);
 
 			/*
 			 * Insert the entry into the new map -- we know we're
diff --git a/sys/vm/vm_object.c b/sys/vm/vm_object.c
index e53756ada2f6..0dccdf177f4f 100644
--- a/sys/vm/vm_object.c
+++ b/sys/vm/vm_object.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
  * any improvements or extensions that they make and grant Carnegie the
  * rights to redistribute these changes.
  *
- * $Id: vm_object.c,v 1.153 1999/03/14 06:36:00 alc Exp $
+ * $Id: vm_object.c,v 1.154 1999/05/16 05:07:34 alc Exp $
  */
 
 /*
@@ -867,6 +867,16 @@ vm_object_shadow(object, offset, length)
 
 	source = *object;
 
+	/*
+	 * Don't create the new object if the old object isn't shared.
+	 */
+
+	if (source->ref_count == 1 &&
+	    source->handle == NULL &&
+	    (source->type == OBJT_DEFAULT ||
+	     source->type == OBJT_SWAP))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Allocate a new object with the given length
 	 */