diff --git a/sys/kern/vfs_export.c b/sys/kern/vfs_export.c
index afb43d7dcdff..fd81bc8bb436 100644
--- a/sys/kern/vfs_export.c
+++ b/sys/kern/vfs_export.c
@@ -582,6 +582,7 @@ getnewvnode(tag, mp, vops, vpp)
 	}
 	if (vp) {
 		vp->v_flag |= VDOOMED;
+		vp->v_flag &= ~VFREE;
 		freevnodes--;
 		simple_unlock(&vnode_free_list_slock);
 		cache_purge(vp);
diff --git a/sys/kern/vfs_subr.c b/sys/kern/vfs_subr.c
index afb43d7dcdff..fd81bc8bb436 100644
--- a/sys/kern/vfs_subr.c
+++ b/sys/kern/vfs_subr.c
@@ -582,6 +582,7 @@ getnewvnode(tag, mp, vops, vpp)
 	}
 	if (vp) {
 		vp->v_flag |= VDOOMED;
+		vp->v_flag &= ~VFREE;
 		freevnodes--;
 		simple_unlock(&vnode_free_list_slock);
 		cache_purge(vp);