diff --git a/sys/i386/i386/pmap.c b/sys/i386/i386/pmap.c
index df2e1ca2c515..d7073b69e66f 100644
--- a/sys/i386/i386/pmap.c
+++ b/sys/i386/i386/pmap.c
@@ -807,7 +807,7 @@ pmap_pte_quick(pmap_t pmap, vm_offset_t va)
 		if (pmap_is_current(pmap))
 			return (vtopte(va));
 		mtx_assert(&vm_page_queue_mtx, MA_OWNED);
-		KASSERT(sched_ispinned(), ("curthread not pinned"));
+		KASSERT(curthread->td_pinned > 0, ("curthread not pinned"));
 		newpf = *pde & PG_FRAME;
 		if ((*PMAP1 & PG_FRAME) != newpf) {
 			*PMAP1 = newpf | PG_RW | PG_V | PG_A | PG_M;
@@ -1622,7 +1622,7 @@ pmap_remove_page(pmap_t pmap, vm_offset_t va)
 	pt_entry_t *pte;
 
 	mtx_assert(&vm_page_queue_mtx, MA_OWNED);
-	KASSERT(sched_ispinned(), ("curthread not pinned"));
+	KASSERT(curthread->td_pinned > 0, ("curthread not pinned"));
 	PMAP_LOCK_ASSERT(pmap, MA_OWNED);
 	if ((pte = pmap_pte_quick(pmap, va)) == NULL || *pte == 0)
 		return;
diff --git a/sys/kern/sched_4bsd.c b/sys/kern/sched_4bsd.c
index 66863397df30..c1a1c6b63617 100644
--- a/sys/kern/sched_4bsd.c
+++ b/sys/kern/sched_4bsd.c
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ struct kse {
 	} ke_state;			/* (j) KSE status. */
 	int		ke_cpticks;	/* (j) Ticks of cpu time. */
 	struct runq	*ke_runq;	/* runq the kse is currently on */
-	int		ke_pinned;	/* (k) nested count, pinned to a cpu */
 };
 
 #define ke_proc		ke_thread->td_proc
@@ -125,7 +124,7 @@ struct kg_sched {
  * cpus.
  */
 #define KSE_CAN_MIGRATE(ke)						\
-    ((ke)->ke_pinned == 0 && ((ke)->ke_flags & KEF_BOUND) == 0)
+    ((ke)->ke_thread->td_pinned == 0 && ((ke)->ke_flags & KEF_BOUND) == 0)
 
 static struct kse kse0;
 static struct kg_sched kg_sched0;
@@ -1172,26 +1171,5 @@ sched_pctcpu(struct thread *td)
 
 	return (0);
 }
-
-void
-sched_pin(void)
-{
-	curthread->td_sched->ke_pinned++;
-}
-
- void
-sched_unpin(void)
-{  
-	curthread->td_sched->ke_pinned--;
-}
-
-#ifdef INVARIANTS
-int
-sched_ispinned(void)
-{
-	return (curthread->td_sched->ke_pinned);
-}
-#endif
-
 #define KERN_SWITCH_INCLUDE 1
 #include "kern/kern_switch.c"
diff --git a/sys/kern/sched_ule.c b/sys/kern/sched_ule.c
index fddc2b524ecb..bab2bdec65ea 100644
--- a/sys/kern/sched_ule.c
+++ b/sys/kern/sched_ule.c
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ struct kse {
 		KES_ONRUNQ
 	} ke_state;			/* (j) thread sched specific status. */
 	int		ke_slptime;
-	int		ke_pinned;	/* (k) nested coult.. pinned to a cpu */
 	int		ke_slice;
 	struct runq	*ke_runq;
 	u_char		ke_cpu;		/* CPU that we have affinity for. */
@@ -344,10 +343,10 @@ static struct kse *kseq_steal(struct kseq *kseq, int stealidle);
  */
 #ifdef __i386__
 #define	KSE_CAN_MIGRATE(ke, class)					\
-    ((ke)->ke_pinned == 0 && ((ke)->ke_flags & KEF_BOUND) == 0)
+    ((ke)->ke_thread->td_pinned == 0 && ((ke)->ke_flags & KEF_BOUND) == 0)
 #else /* !__i386__ */
 #define	KSE_CAN_MIGRATE(ke, class)					\
-    ((class) != PRI_ITHD && (ke)->ke_pinned == 0 &&		\
+    ((class) != PRI_ITHD && (ke)->ke_thread->td_pinned == 0 &&		\
     ((ke)->ke_flags & KEF_BOUND) == 0)
 #endif /* !__i386__ */
 #endif
@@ -1902,26 +1901,5 @@ sched_sizeof_thread(void)
 {
 	return (sizeof(struct thread) + sizeof(struct td_sched));
 }
-
-void
-sched_pin(void)
-{
-	curthread->td_sched->ke_pinned++;
-}
-
- void
-sched_unpin(void)
-{  
-	curthread->td_sched->ke_pinned--;
-}
-
-#ifdef INVARIANTS
-int
-sched_ispinned(void)
-{
-	return (curthread->td_sched->ke_pinned);
-}
-#endif
-
 #define KERN_SWITCH_INCLUDE 1
 #include "kern/kern_switch.c"
diff --git a/sys/sys/proc.h b/sys/sys/proc.h
index 1398bb227c03..57e180c95a07 100644
--- a/sys/sys/proc.h
+++ b/sys/sys/proc.h
@@ -268,6 +268,7 @@ struct thread {
 	LIST_HEAD(, turnstile) td_contested;	/* (q) Contested locks. */
 	struct lock_list_entry *td_sleeplocks; /* (k) Held sleep locks. */
 	int		td_intr_nesting_level; /* (k) Interrupt recursion. */
+	int		td_pinned;	/* (k) Temporary cpu pin count. */
 	struct kse_thr_mailbox *td_mailbox; /* (*) Userland mailbox address. */
 	struct ucred	*td_ucred;	/* (k) Reference to credentials. */
 	struct thread	*td_standin;	/* (*) Use this for an upcall. */
diff --git a/sys/sys/sched.h b/sys/sys/sched.h
index 2cb4bc50e085..691239043e83 100644
--- a/sys/sys/sched.h
+++ b/sys/sys/sched.h
@@ -82,14 +82,10 @@ void	sched_rem(struct thread *td);
  * hold a thread on a particular CPU.
  */
 void	sched_bind(struct thread *td, int cpu);
+static __inline void sched_pin(void);
 void	sched_unbind(struct thread *td);
+static __inline void sched_unpin(void);
 
-/* these only work for curthread */
-void	sched_pin(void);
-void	sched_unpin(void);
-#ifdef INVARIANTS
-int	sched_ispinned(void);
-#endif
 
 /*
  * These procedures tell the process data structure allocation code how
@@ -99,6 +95,18 @@ int	sched_sizeof_ksegrp(void);
 int	sched_sizeof_proc(void);
 int	sched_sizeof_thread(void);
 
+static __inline void
+sched_pin(void)
+{
+	curthread->td_pinned++;
+}
+
+static __inline void
+sched_unpin(void)
+{
+	curthread->td_pinned--;
+}
+
 /* temporarily here */
 void schedinit(void);
 void sched_destroyproc(struct proc *p);