diff --git a/sys/kern/vfs_cache.c b/sys/kern/vfs_cache.c
index 7a9fb0aada6e..58c82eecb59e 100644
--- a/sys/kern/vfs_cache.c
+++ b/sys/kern/vfs_cache.c
@@ -4603,6 +4603,7 @@ out:
 			cache_fpl_cleanup_cnp(cnp);
 		return (error);
 	}
+	__assert_unreachable();
 }
 
 /*