diff --git a/sys/vm/swap_pager.c b/sys/vm/swap_pager.c
index ce775f8c5cb2..85ea18e59ebc 100644
--- a/sys/vm/swap_pager.c
+++ b/sys/vm/swap_pager.c
@@ -1594,8 +1594,8 @@ swp_pager_force_pagein(vm_object_t object, vm_pindex_t pindex)
 		vm_page_lock_queues();
 		vm_page_activate(m);
 		vm_page_dirty(m);
-		vm_page_wakeup(m);
 		vm_page_unlock_queues();
+		vm_page_wakeup(m);
 		vm_pager_page_unswapped(m);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -1606,8 +1606,8 @@ swp_pager_force_pagein(vm_object_t object, vm_pindex_t pindex)
 	vm_page_lock_queues();
 	vm_page_dirty(m);
 	vm_page_dontneed(m);
-	vm_page_wakeup(m);
 	vm_page_unlock_queues();
+	vm_page_wakeup(m);
 	vm_pager_page_unswapped(m);
 }
 
diff --git a/sys/vm/vm_fault.c b/sys/vm/vm_fault.c
index 210c5bc38cd3..d62f3c769145 100644
--- a/sys/vm/vm_fault.c
+++ b/sys/vm/vm_fault.c
@@ -133,8 +133,8 @@ struct faultstate {
 static inline void
 release_page(struct faultstate *fs)
 {
-	vm_page_lock_queues();
 	vm_page_wakeup(fs->m);
+	vm_page_lock_queues();
 	vm_page_deactivate(fs->m);
 	vm_page_unlock_queues();
 	fs->m = NULL;
@@ -914,8 +914,8 @@ RetryFault:;
 	} else {
 		vm_page_activate(fs.m);
 	}
-	vm_page_wakeup(fs.m);
 	vm_page_unlock_queues();
+	vm_page_wakeup(fs.m);
 
 	/*
 	 * Unlock everything, and return
@@ -1198,8 +1198,8 @@ vm_fault_copy_entry(dst_map, src_map, dst_entry, src_entry)
 		 * Mark it no longer busy, and put it on the active list.
 		 */
 		vm_page_activate(dst_m);
-		vm_page_wakeup(dst_m);
 		vm_page_unlock_queues();
+		vm_page_wakeup(dst_m);
 	}
 	VM_OBJECT_UNLOCK(dst_object);
 }
diff --git a/sys/vm/vm_glue.c b/sys/vm/vm_glue.c
index 62894cbeaea3..2f90acf415a3 100644
--- a/sys/vm/vm_glue.c
+++ b/sys/vm/vm_glue.c
@@ -272,8 +272,8 @@ vm_imgact_hold_page(vm_object_t object, vm_ooffset_t offset)
 	}
 	vm_page_lock_queues();
 	vm_page_hold(m);
-	vm_page_wakeup(m);
 	vm_page_unlock_queues();
+	vm_page_wakeup(m);
 out:
 	VM_OBJECT_UNLOCK(object);
 	return (m);
@@ -456,8 +456,8 @@ vm_thread_swapin(struct thread *td)
 		ma[i] = m;
 		vm_page_lock_queues();
 		vm_page_wire(m);
-		vm_page_wakeup(m);
 		vm_page_unlock_queues();
+		vm_page_wakeup(m);
 	}
 	VM_OBJECT_UNLOCK(ksobj);
 	pmap_qenter(td->td_kstack, ma, pages);
diff --git a/sys/vm/vm_kern.c b/sys/vm/vm_kern.c
index 86d1f12348a3..c91dc483dd65 100644
--- a/sys/vm/vm_kern.c
+++ b/sys/vm/vm_kern.c
@@ -403,8 +403,8 @@ kmem_malloc(map, size, flags)
 		pmap_enter(kernel_pmap, addr + i, m, VM_PROT_ALL, 1);
 		vm_page_lock_queues();
 		vm_page_flag_set(m, PG_WRITEABLE | PG_REFERENCED);
-		vm_page_wakeup(m);
 		vm_page_unlock_queues();
+		vm_page_wakeup(m);
 	}
 	VM_OBJECT_UNLOCK(kmem_object);
 	vm_map_unlock(map);