diff --git a/sys/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/uts/common/fs/zfs/zfs_vnops.c b/sys/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/uts/common/fs/zfs/zfs_vnops.c
index fa3085d2def9..30e312104bbb 100644
--- a/sys/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/uts/common/fs/zfs/zfs_vnops.c
+++ b/sys/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/uts/common/fs/zfs/zfs_vnops.c
@@ -5375,9 +5375,6 @@ zfs_freebsd_reclaim(ap)
 
 	ASSERT(zp != NULL);
 
-	/* Destroy the vm object and flush associated pages. */
-	vnode_destroy_vobject(vp);
-
 	/*
 	 * z_teardown_inactive_lock protects from a race with
 	 * zfs_znode_dmu_fini in zfsvfs_teardown during
diff --git a/sys/fs/cd9660/cd9660_node.c b/sys/fs/cd9660/cd9660_node.c
index 17d70d869b79..c74bf4a3005c 100644
--- a/sys/fs/cd9660/cd9660_node.c
+++ b/sys/fs/cd9660/cd9660_node.c
@@ -91,10 +91,6 @@ cd9660_reclaim(ap)
 {
 	struct vnode *vp = ap->a_vp;
 
-	/*
-	 * Destroy the vm object and flush associated pages.
-	 */
-	vnode_destroy_vobject(vp);
 	/*
 	 * Remove the inode from its hash chain.
 	 */
diff --git a/sys/fs/devfs/devfs_vnops.c b/sys/fs/devfs/devfs_vnops.c
index 590334f1615b..ab6e7e13b8ba 100644
--- a/sys/fs/devfs/devfs_vnops.c
+++ b/sys/fs/devfs/devfs_vnops.c
@@ -1428,7 +1428,6 @@ devfs_reclaim(struct vop_reclaim_args *ap)
 		vp->v_data = NULL;
 	}
 	mtx_unlock(&devfs_de_interlock);
-	vnode_destroy_vobject(vp);
 	return (0);
 }
 
diff --git a/sys/fs/ext2fs/ext2_inode.c b/sys/fs/ext2fs/ext2_inode.c
index 4f0de4b6f5c9..d5e05cbe4747 100644
--- a/sys/fs/ext2fs/ext2_inode.c
+++ b/sys/fs/ext2fs/ext2_inode.c
@@ -639,6 +639,5 @@ ext2_reclaim(struct vop_reclaim_args *ap)
 	vfs_hash_remove(vp);
 	free(vp->v_data, M_EXT2NODE);
 	vp->v_data = 0;
-	vnode_destroy_vobject(vp);
 	return (0);
 }
diff --git a/sys/fs/fuse/fuse_vnops.c b/sys/fs/fuse/fuse_vnops.c
index 537f1b734c29..c886527b480a 100644
--- a/sys/fs/fuse/fuse_vnops.c
+++ b/sys/fs/fuse/fuse_vnops.c
@@ -1537,7 +1537,6 @@ fuse_vnop_reclaim(struct vop_reclaim_args *ap)
 	fuse_vnode_setparent(vp, NULL);
 	cache_purge(vp);
 	vfs_hash_remove(vp);
-	vnode_destroy_vobject(vp);
 	fuse_vnode_destroy(vp);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/sys/fs/msdosfs/msdosfs_denode.c b/sys/fs/msdosfs/msdosfs_denode.c
index 19ba40fed97f..858cf1b58908 100644
--- a/sys/fs/msdosfs/msdosfs_denode.c
+++ b/sys/fs/msdosfs/msdosfs_denode.c
@@ -551,10 +551,6 @@ msdosfs_reclaim(struct vop_reclaim_args *ap)
 	    dep, dep->de_Name, dep->de_refcnt);
 #endif
 
-	/*
-	 * Destroy the vm object and flush associated pages.
-	 */
-	vnode_destroy_vobject(vp);
 	/*
 	 * Remove the denode from its hash chain.
 	 */
diff --git a/sys/fs/nfsclient/nfs_clnode.c b/sys/fs/nfsclient/nfs_clnode.c
index 9e54f6e9f238..0baf710d9cfa 100644
--- a/sys/fs/nfsclient/nfs_clnode.c
+++ b/sys/fs/nfsclient/nfs_clnode.c
@@ -296,11 +296,6 @@ ncl_reclaim(struct vop_reclaim_args *ap)
 	ncl_releasesillyrename(vp, ap->a_td);
 	mtx_unlock(&np->n_mtx);
 
-	/*
-	 * Destroy the vm object and flush associated pages.
-	 */
-	vnode_destroy_vobject(vp);
-
 	if (NFS_ISV4(vp) && vp->v_type == VREG)
 		/*
 		 * We can now safely close any remaining NFSv4 Opens for
diff --git a/sys/fs/smbfs/smbfs_node.c b/sys/fs/smbfs/smbfs_node.c
index 299d07a0b4af..16b5de938464 100644
--- a/sys/fs/smbfs/smbfs_node.c
+++ b/sys/fs/smbfs/smbfs_node.c
@@ -272,10 +272,6 @@ smbfs_reclaim(ap)
 
 	KASSERT((np->n_flag & NOPEN) == 0, ("file not closed before reclaim"));
 
-	/*
-	 * Destroy the vm object and flush associated pages.
-	 */
-	vnode_destroy_vobject(vp);
 	dvp = (np->n_parent && (np->n_flag & NREFPARENT)) ?
 	    np->n_parent : NULL;
 	
diff --git a/sys/fs/tmpfs/tmpfs_vnops.c b/sys/fs/tmpfs/tmpfs_vnops.c
index 1b3aa6d2db92..1c181bc3a59d 100644
--- a/sys/fs/tmpfs/tmpfs_vnops.c
+++ b/sys/fs/tmpfs/tmpfs_vnops.c
@@ -1317,8 +1317,6 @@ tmpfs_reclaim(struct vop_reclaim_args *v)
 
 	if (vp->v_type == VREG)
 		tmpfs_destroy_vobject(vp, node->tn_reg.tn_aobj);
-	else
-		vnode_destroy_vobject(vp);
 	vp->v_object = NULL;
 	if (tmpfs_use_nc(vp))
 		cache_purge(vp);
diff --git a/sys/fs/udf/udf_vnops.c b/sys/fs/udf/udf_vnops.c
index b1b004f95166..3f0666054f95 100644
--- a/sys/fs/udf/udf_vnops.c
+++ b/sys/fs/udf/udf_vnops.c
@@ -1266,11 +1266,6 @@ udf_reclaim(struct vop_reclaim_args *a)
 	vp = a->a_vp;
 	unode = VTON(vp);
 
-	/*
-	 * Destroy the vm object and flush associated pages.
-	 */
-	vnode_destroy_vobject(vp);
-
 	if (unode != NULL) {
 		vfs_hash_remove(vp);
 
diff --git a/sys/kern/vfs_subr.c b/sys/kern/vfs_subr.c
index 1af4aa028833..b6ec815fca07 100644
--- a/sys/kern/vfs_subr.c
+++ b/sys/kern/vfs_subr.c
@@ -3481,9 +3481,9 @@ static void
 vgonel(struct vnode *vp)
 {
 	struct thread *td;
-	int oweinact;
-	int active;
 	struct mount *mp;
+	vm_object_t object;
+	bool active, oweinact;
 
 	ASSERT_VOP_ELOCKED(vp, "vgonel");
 	ASSERT_VI_LOCKED(vp, "vgonel");
@@ -3503,8 +3503,8 @@ vgonel(struct vnode *vp)
 	 * Check to see if the vnode is in use.  If so, we have to call
 	 * VOP_CLOSE() and VOP_INACTIVE().
 	 */
-	active = vp->v_usecount;
-	oweinact = (vp->v_iflag & VI_OWEINACT);
+	active = vp->v_usecount > 0;
+	oweinact = (vp->v_iflag & VI_OWEINACT) != 0;
 	VI_UNLOCK(vp);
 	vfs_notify_upper(vp, VFS_NOTIFY_UPPER_RECLAIM);
 
@@ -3543,13 +3543,25 @@ vgonel(struct vnode *vp)
 	    ("vp %p bufobj not invalidated", vp));
 
 	/*
-	 * For VMIO bufobj, BO_DEAD is set in vm_object_terminate()
-	 * after the object's page queue is flushed.
+	 * For VMIO bufobj, BO_DEAD is set later, or in
+	 * vm_object_terminate() after the object's page queue is
+	 * flushed.
 	 */
-	if (vp->v_bufobj.bo_object == NULL)
+	object = vp->v_bufobj.bo_object;
+	if (object == NULL)
 		vp->v_bufobj.bo_flag |= BO_DEAD;
 	BO_UNLOCK(&vp->v_bufobj);
 
+	/*
+	 * Handle the VM part.  Tmpfs handles v_object on its own (the
+	 * OBJT_VNODE check).  Nullfs or other bypassing filesystems
+	 * should not touch the object borrowed from the lower vnode
+	 * (the handle check).
+	 */
+	if (object != NULL && object->type == OBJT_VNODE &&
+	    object->handle == vp)
+		vnode_destroy_vobject(vp);
+
 	/*
 	 * Reclaim the vnode.
 	 */
diff --git a/sys/ufs/ufs/ufs_extern.h b/sys/ufs/ufs/ufs_extern.h
index db75d3a2f66a..9a326a92eb33 100644
--- a/sys/ufs/ufs/ufs_extern.h
+++ b/sys/ufs/ufs/ufs_extern.h
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ int	 ufs_inactive(struct vop_inactive_args *);
 int	 ufs_init(struct vfsconf *);
 void	 ufs_itimes(struct vnode *vp);
 int	 ufs_lookup(struct vop_cachedlookup_args *);
-void	 ufs_prepare_reclaim(struct vnode *vp);
 int	 ufs_readdir(struct vop_readdir_args *);
 int	 ufs_reclaim(struct vop_reclaim_args *);
 void	 ffs_snapgone(struct inode *);
diff --git a/sys/ufs/ufs/ufs_inode.c b/sys/ufs/ufs/ufs_inode.c
index 7ef5e6fb8ad8..8fd54b384d3b 100644
--- a/sys/ufs/ufs/ufs_inode.c
+++ b/sys/ufs/ufs/ufs_inode.c
@@ -179,31 +179,6 @@ ufs_inactive(ap)
 	return (error);
 }
 
-void
-ufs_prepare_reclaim(struct vnode *vp)
-{
-	struct inode *ip;
-#ifdef QUOTA
-	int i;
-#endif
-
-	ip = VTOI(vp);
-
-	vnode_destroy_vobject(vp);
-#ifdef QUOTA
-	for (i = 0; i < MAXQUOTAS; i++) {
-		if (ip->i_dquot[i] != NODQUOT) {
-			dqrele(vp, ip->i_dquot[i]);
-			ip->i_dquot[i] = NODQUOT;
-		}
-	}
-#endif
-#ifdef UFS_DIRHASH
-	if (ip->i_dirhash != NULL)
-		ufsdirhash_free(ip);
-#endif
-}
-
 /*
  * Reclaim an inode so that it can be used for other purposes.
  */
@@ -216,8 +191,20 @@ ufs_reclaim(ap)
 {
 	struct vnode *vp = ap->a_vp;
 	struct inode *ip = VTOI(vp);
+#ifdef QUOTA
+	int i;
 
-	ufs_prepare_reclaim(vp);
+	for (i = 0; i < MAXQUOTAS; i++) {
+		if (ip->i_dquot[i] != NODQUOT) {
+			dqrele(vp, ip->i_dquot[i]);
+			ip->i_dquot[i] = NODQUOT;
+		}
+	}
+#endif
+#ifdef UFS_DIRHASH
+	if (ip->i_dirhash != NULL)
+		ufsdirhash_free(ip);
+#endif
 
 	if (ip->i_flag & IN_LAZYMOD)
 		ip->i_flag |= IN_MODIFIED;
diff --git a/sys/vm/vm_object.h b/sys/vm/vm_object.h
index 8625e1022ca4..3910e3d19528 100644
--- a/sys/vm/vm_object.h
+++ b/sys/vm/vm_object.h
@@ -189,7 +189,6 @@ struct vm_object {
 #define	OBJ_TMPFS_DIRTY	0x0400		/* dirty tmpfs obj */
 #define	OBJ_COLORED	0x1000		/* pg_color is defined */
 #define	OBJ_ONEMAPPING	0x2000		/* One USE (a single, non-forked) mapping flag */
-#define	OBJ_DISCONNECTWNT 0x4000	/* disconnect from vnode wanted */
 #define	OBJ_TMPFS	0x8000		/* has tmpfs vnode allocated */
 
 /*
diff --git a/sys/vm/vnode_pager.c b/sys/vm/vnode_pager.c
index ed286e0024cd..a12a4b80defd 100644
--- a/sys/vm/vnode_pager.c
+++ b/sys/vm/vnode_pager.c
@@ -147,17 +147,9 @@ vnode_create_vobject(struct vnode *vp, off_t isize, struct thread *td)
 	if (!vn_isdisk(vp, NULL) && vn_canvmio(vp) == FALSE)
 		return (0);
 
-	while ((object = vp->v_object) != NULL) {
-		VM_OBJECT_WLOCK(object);
-		if (!(object->flags & OBJ_DEAD)) {
-			VM_OBJECT_WUNLOCK(object);
-			return (0);
-		}
-		VOP_UNLOCK(vp, 0);
-		vm_object_set_flag(object, OBJ_DISCONNECTWNT);
-		VM_OBJECT_SLEEP(object, object, PDROP | PVM, "vodead", 0);
-		vn_lock(vp, LK_EXCLUSIVE | LK_RETRY);
-	}
+	object = vp->v_object;
+	if (object != NULL)
+		return (0);
 
 	if (size == 0) {
 		if (vn_isdisk(vp, NULL)) {
@@ -190,10 +182,11 @@ vnode_destroy_vobject(struct vnode *vp)
 	struct vm_object *obj;
 
 	obj = vp->v_object;
-	if (obj == NULL)
+	if (obj == NULL || obj->handle != vp)
 		return;
 	ASSERT_VOP_ELOCKED(vp, "vnode_destroy_vobject");
 	VM_OBJECT_WLOCK(obj);
+	MPASS(obj->type == OBJT_VNODE);
 	umtx_shm_object_terminated(obj);
 	if (obj->ref_count == 0) {
 		/*
@@ -223,9 +216,6 @@ vnode_destroy_vobject(struct vnode *vp)
 			 * prevented new waiters from referencing the dying
 			 * object.
 			 */
-			KASSERT((obj->flags & OBJ_DISCONNECTWNT) == 0,
-			    ("OBJ_DISCONNECTWNT set obj %p flags %x",
-			    obj, obj->flags));
 			vp->v_object = NULL;
 			VM_OBJECT_WUNLOCK(obj);
 		}
@@ -243,8 +233,6 @@ vnode_destroy_vobject(struct vnode *vp)
 /*
  * Allocate (or lookup) pager for a vnode.
  * Handle is a vnode pointer.
- *
- * MPSAFE
  */
 vm_object_t
 vnode_pager_alloc(void *handle, vm_ooffset_t size, vm_prot_t prot,
@@ -259,28 +247,18 @@ vnode_pager_alloc(void *handle, vm_ooffset_t size, vm_prot_t prot,
 	if (handle == NULL)
 		return (NULL);
 
-	vp = (struct vnode *) handle;
-
-	/*
-	 * If the object is being terminated, wait for it to
-	 * go away.
-	 */
-retry:
-	while ((object = vp->v_object) != NULL) {
-		VM_OBJECT_WLOCK(object);
-		if ((object->flags & OBJ_DEAD) == 0)
-			break;
-		vm_object_set_flag(object, OBJ_DISCONNECTWNT);
-		VM_OBJECT_SLEEP(object, object, PDROP | PVM, "vadead", 0);
-	}
-
+	vp = (struct vnode *)handle;
+	ASSERT_VOP_LOCKED(vp, "vnode_pager_alloc");
 	KASSERT(vp->v_usecount != 0, ("vnode_pager_alloc: no vnode reference"));
+retry:
+	object = vp->v_object;
 
 	if (object == NULL) {
 		/*
 		 * Add an object of the appropriate size
 		 */
-		object = vm_object_allocate(OBJT_VNODE, OFF_TO_IDX(round_page(size)));
+		object = vm_object_allocate(OBJT_VNODE,
+		    OFF_TO_IDX(round_page(size)));
 
 		object->un_pager.vnp.vnp_size = size;
 		object->un_pager.vnp.writemappings = 0;
@@ -290,7 +268,7 @@ vnode_pager_alloc(void *handle, vm_ooffset_t size, vm_prot_t prot,
 		VI_LOCK(vp);
 		if (vp->v_object != NULL) {
 			/*
-			 * Object has been created while we were sleeping
+			 * Object has been created while we were allocating.
 			 */
 			VI_UNLOCK(vp);
 			VM_OBJECT_WLOCK(object);
@@ -305,6 +283,7 @@ vnode_pager_alloc(void *handle, vm_ooffset_t size, vm_prot_t prot,
 		vp->v_object = object;
 		VI_UNLOCK(vp);
 	} else {
+		VM_OBJECT_WLOCK(object);
 		object->ref_count++;
 #if VM_NRESERVLEVEL > 0
 		vm_object_color(object, 0);
@@ -334,10 +313,6 @@ vnode_pager_dealloc(vm_object_t object)
 
 	object->handle = NULL;
 	object->type = OBJT_DEAD;
-	if (object->flags & OBJ_DISCONNECTWNT) {
-		vm_object_clear_flag(object, OBJ_DISCONNECTWNT);
-		wakeup(object);
-	}
 	ASSERT_VOP_ELOCKED(vp, "vnode_pager_dealloc");
 	if (object->un_pager.vnp.writemappings > 0) {
 		object->un_pager.vnp.writemappings = 0;