diff --git a/sys/fs/unionfs/union_subr.c b/sys/fs/unionfs/union_subr.c
index bfcbdcd77e36..0791d2ec75a6 100644
--- a/sys/fs/unionfs/union_subr.c
+++ b/sys/fs/unionfs/union_subr.c
@@ -486,9 +486,7 @@ unionfs_create_uppervattr_core(struct unionfs_mount *ump,
 		}
 		break;
 	default:		/* UNIONFS_TRADITIONAL */
-		FILEDESC_SLOCK(td->td_proc->p_fd);
 		uva->va_mode = 0777 & ~td->td_proc->p_fd->fd_cmask;
-		FILEDESC_SUNLOCK(td->td_proc->p_fd);
 		uva->va_uid = ump->um_uid;
 		uva->va_gid = ump->um_gid;
 		break;
diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_exec.c b/sys/kern/kern_exec.c
index 663ab649507f..e770d074acd1 100644
--- a/sys/kern/kern_exec.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_exec.c
@@ -673,8 +673,8 @@ interpret:
 		 * allocate memory, so temporarily drop the process lock.
 		 */
 		PROC_UNLOCK(p);
-		setugidsafety(td);
 		VOP_UNLOCK(imgp->vp, 0);
+		setugidsafety(td);
 		error = fdcheckstd(td);
 		vn_lock(imgp->vp, LK_EXCLUSIVE | LK_RETRY);
 		if (error != 0)
diff --git a/sys/kern/vfs_mount.c b/sys/kern/vfs_mount.c
index f304ec6f39d4..15899ce1f0bf 100644
--- a/sys/kern/vfs_mount.c
+++ b/sys/kern/vfs_mount.c
@@ -1069,9 +1069,10 @@ vfs_domount(
 		vfs_event_signal(NULL, VQ_MOUNT, 0);
 		if (VFS_ROOT(mp, LK_EXCLUSIVE, &newdp))
 			panic("mount: lost mount");
-		mountcheckdirs(vp, newdp);
-		vput(newdp);
+		VOP_UNLOCK(newdp, 0);
 		VOP_UNLOCK(vp, 0);
+		mountcheckdirs(vp, newdp);
+		vrele(newdp);
 		if ((mp->mnt_flag & MNT_RDONLY) == 0)
 			error = vfs_allocate_syncvnode(mp);
 		vfs_unbusy(mp);
@@ -1480,6 +1481,8 @@ set_rootvnode()
 	if (VFS_ROOT(TAILQ_FIRST(&mountlist), LK_EXCLUSIVE, &rootvnode))
 		panic("Cannot find root vnode");
 
+	VOP_UNLOCK(rootvnode, 0);
+
 	p = curthread->td_proc;
 	FILEDESC_XLOCK(p->p_fd);
 
@@ -1495,8 +1498,6 @@ set_rootvnode()
 
 	FILEDESC_XUNLOCK(p->p_fd);
 
-	VOP_UNLOCK(rootvnode, 0);
-
 	EVENTHANDLER_INVOKE(mountroot);
 }
 
diff --git a/sys/kern/vfs_syscalls.c b/sys/kern/vfs_syscalls.c
index d24926b65aca..f5705f9ca064 100644
--- a/sys/kern/vfs_syscalls.c
+++ b/sys/kern/vfs_syscalls.c
@@ -1307,10 +1307,8 @@ restart:
 		return (EEXIST);
 	} else {
 		VATTR_NULL(&vattr);
-		FILEDESC_SLOCK(td->td_proc->p_fd);
 		vattr.va_mode = (mode & ALLPERMS) &
 		    ~td->td_proc->p_fd->fd_cmask;
-		FILEDESC_SUNLOCK(td->td_proc->p_fd);
 		vattr.va_rdev = dev;
 		whiteout = 0;
 
@@ -1442,9 +1440,7 @@ restart:
 	}
 	VATTR_NULL(&vattr);
 	vattr.va_type = VFIFO;
-	FILEDESC_SLOCK(td->td_proc->p_fd);
 	vattr.va_mode = (mode & ALLPERMS) & ~td->td_proc->p_fd->fd_cmask;
-	FILEDESC_SUNLOCK(td->td_proc->p_fd);
 #ifdef MAC
 	error = mac_vnode_check_create(td->td_ucred, nd.ni_dvp, &nd.ni_cnd,
 	    &vattr);
@@ -1705,9 +1701,7 @@ restart:
 		goto restart;
 	}
 	VATTR_NULL(&vattr);
-	FILEDESC_SLOCK(td->td_proc->p_fd);
 	vattr.va_mode = ACCESSPERMS &~ td->td_proc->p_fd->fd_cmask;
-	FILEDESC_SUNLOCK(td->td_proc->p_fd);
 #ifdef MAC
 	vattr.va_type = VLNK;
 	error = mac_vnode_check_create(td->td_ucred, nd.ni_dvp, &nd.ni_cnd,
@@ -3773,9 +3767,7 @@ restart:
 	}
 	VATTR_NULL(&vattr);
 	vattr.va_type = VDIR;
-	FILEDESC_SLOCK(td->td_proc->p_fd);
 	vattr.va_mode = (mode & ACCESSPERMS) &~ td->td_proc->p_fd->fd_cmask;
-	FILEDESC_SUNLOCK(td->td_proc->p_fd);
 #ifdef MAC
 	error = mac_vnode_check_create(td->td_ucred, nd.ni_dvp, &nd.ni_cnd,
 	    &vattr);