diff --git a/sys/kern/vfs_cache.c b/sys/kern/vfs_cache.c
index cb4ea94b890f..5fe038278f62 100644
--- a/sys/kern/vfs_cache.c
+++ b/sys/kern/vfs_cache.c
@@ -327,11 +327,17 @@ sysctl_debug_hashstat_rawnchash(SYSCTL_HANDLER_ARGS)
 	struct namecache *ncp;
 	int i, error, n_nchash, *cntbuf;
 
+retry:
 	n_nchash = nchash + 1;	/* nchash is max index, not count */
 	if (req->oldptr == NULL)
 		return SYSCTL_OUT(req, 0, n_nchash * sizeof(int));
 	cntbuf = malloc(n_nchash * sizeof(int), M_TEMP, M_ZERO | M_WAITOK);
 	CACHE_RLOCK();
+	if (n_nchash != nchash + 1) {
+		CACHE_RUNLOCK();
+		free(cntbuf, M_TEMP);
+		goto retry;
+	}
 	/* Scan hash tables counting entries */
 	for (ncpp = nchashtbl, i = 0; i < n_nchash; ncpp++, i++)
 		LIST_FOREACH(ncp, ncpp, nc_hash)
@@ -930,6 +936,44 @@ nchinit(void *dummy __unused)
 }
 SYSINIT(vfs, SI_SUB_VFS, SI_ORDER_SECOND, nchinit, NULL);
 
+void
+cache_changesize(int newmaxvnodes)
+{
+	struct nchashhead *new_nchashtbl, *old_nchashtbl;
+	u_long new_nchash, old_nchash;
+	struct namecache *ncp;
+	uint32_t hash;
+	int i;
+
+	new_nchashtbl = hashinit(newmaxvnodes * 2, M_VFSCACHE, &new_nchash);
+	/* If same hash table size, nothing to do */
+	if (nchash == new_nchash) {
+		free(new_nchashtbl, M_VFSCACHE);
+		return;
+	}
+	/*
+	 * Move everything from the old hash table to the new table.
+	 * None of the namecache entries in the table can be removed
+	 * because to do so, they have to be removed from the hash table.
+	 */
+	CACHE_WLOCK();
+	old_nchashtbl = nchashtbl;
+	old_nchash = nchash;
+	nchashtbl = new_nchashtbl;
+	nchash = new_nchash;
+	for (i = 0; i <= old_nchash; i++) {
+		while ((ncp = LIST_FIRST(&old_nchashtbl[i])) != NULL) {
+			hash = fnv_32_buf(nc_get_name(ncp), ncp->nc_nlen,
+			    FNV1_32_INIT);
+			hash = fnv_32_buf(&ncp->nc_dvp, sizeof(ncp->nc_dvp),
+			    hash);
+			LIST_REMOVE(ncp, nc_hash);
+			LIST_INSERT_HEAD(NCHHASH(hash), ncp, nc_hash);
+		}
+	}
+	CACHE_WUNLOCK();
+	free(old_nchashtbl, M_VFSCACHE);
+}
 
 /*
  * Invalidate all entries to a particular vnode.
diff --git a/sys/kern/vfs_hash.c b/sys/kern/vfs_hash.c
index 48601e762181..bdb33b13a8f2 100644
--- a/sys/kern/vfs_hash.c
+++ b/sys/kern/vfs_hash.c
@@ -161,3 +161,40 @@ vfs_hash_rehash(struct vnode *vp, u_int hash)
 	vp->v_hash = hash;
 	rw_wunlock(&vfs_hash_lock);
 }
+
+void
+vfs_hash_changesize(int newmaxvnodes)
+{
+	struct vfs_hash_head *vfs_hash_newtbl, *vfs_hash_oldtbl;
+	u_long vfs_hash_newmask, vfs_hash_oldmask;
+	struct vnode *vp;
+	int i;
+
+	vfs_hash_newtbl = hashinit(newmaxvnodes, M_VFS_HASH,
+		&vfs_hash_newmask);
+	/* If same hash table size, nothing to do */
+	if (vfs_hash_mask == vfs_hash_newmask) {
+		free(vfs_hash_newtbl, M_VFS_HASH);
+		return;
+	}
+	/*
+	 * Move everything from the old hash table to the new table.
+	 * None of the vnodes in the table can be recycled because to
+	 * do so, they have to be removed from the hash table.
+	 */
+	rw_wlock(&vfs_hash_lock);
+	vfs_hash_oldtbl = vfs_hash_tbl;
+	vfs_hash_oldmask = vfs_hash_mask;
+	vfs_hash_tbl = vfs_hash_newtbl;
+	vfs_hash_mask = vfs_hash_newmask;
+	for (i = 0; i <= vfs_hash_oldmask; i++) {
+		while ((vp = LIST_FIRST(&vfs_hash_oldtbl[i])) != NULL) {
+			LIST_REMOVE(vp, v_hashlist);
+			LIST_INSERT_HEAD(
+			    vfs_hash_bucket(vp->v_mount, vp->v_hash),
+			    vp, v_hashlist);
+		}
+	}
+	rw_wunlock(&vfs_hash_lock);
+	free(vfs_hash_oldtbl, M_VFS_HASH);
+}
diff --git a/sys/kern/vfs_subr.c b/sys/kern/vfs_subr.c
index 2bc0bc5ad2b3..410d1986b06f 100644
--- a/sys/kern/vfs_subr.c
+++ b/sys/kern/vfs_subr.c
@@ -281,8 +281,25 @@ static enum { SYNCER_RUNNING, SYNCER_SHUTTING_DOWN, SYNCER_FINAL_DELAY }
  * XXX desiredvnodes is historical cruft and should not exist.
  */
 int desiredvnodes;
-SYSCTL_INT(_kern, KERN_MAXVNODES, maxvnodes, CTLFLAG_RW,
-    &desiredvnodes, 0, "Maximum number of vnodes");
+
+static int
+sysctl_update_desiredvnodes(SYSCTL_HANDLER_ARGS)
+{
+	int error, old_desiredvnodes;
+
+	old_desiredvnodes = desiredvnodes;
+	if ((error = sysctl_handle_int(oidp, arg1, arg2, req)) != 0)
+		return (error);
+	if (old_desiredvnodes != desiredvnodes) {
+		vfs_hash_changesize(desiredvnodes);
+		cache_changesize(desiredvnodes);
+	}
+	return (0);
+}
+
+SYSCTL_PROC(_kern, KERN_MAXVNODES, maxvnodes,
+    CTLTYPE_INT | CTLFLAG_MPSAFE | CTLFLAG_RW, &desiredvnodes, 0,
+    sysctl_update_desiredvnodes, "I", "Maximum number of vnodes");
 SYSCTL_ULONG(_kern, OID_AUTO, minvnodes, CTLFLAG_RW,
     &wantfreevnodes, 0, "Minimum number of vnodes (legacy)");
 static int vnlru_nowhere;
diff --git a/sys/sys/vnode.h b/sys/sys/vnode.h
index f14e2fd4b5ed..800d340edbf5 100644
--- a/sys/sys/vnode.h
+++ b/sys/sys/vnode.h
@@ -607,6 +607,7 @@ struct vnode;
 typedef int (*vn_get_ino_t)(struct mount *, void *, int, struct vnode **);
 
 /* cache_* may belong in namei.h. */
+void	cache_changesize(int newhashsize);
 #define	cache_enter(dvp, vp, cnp)					\
 	cache_enter_time(dvp, vp, cnp, NULL, NULL)
 void	cache_enter_time(struct vnode *dvp, struct vnode *vp,
@@ -843,6 +844,7 @@ int	fifo_printinfo(struct vnode *);
 /* vfs_hash.c */
 typedef int vfs_hash_cmp_t(struct vnode *vp, void *arg);
 
+void vfs_hash_changesize(int newhashsize);
 int vfs_hash_get(const struct mount *mp, u_int hash, int flags, struct thread *td, struct vnode **vpp, vfs_hash_cmp_t *fn, void *arg);
 u_int vfs_hash_index(struct vnode *vp);
 int vfs_hash_insert(struct vnode *vp, u_int hash, int flags, struct thread *td, struct vnode **vpp, vfs_hash_cmp_t *fn, void *arg);