diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_exec.c b/sys/kern/kern_exec.c
index e148e0b1f20d..01472c4dc695 100644
--- a/sys/kern/kern_exec.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_exec.c
@@ -972,11 +972,13 @@ exec_map_first_page(struct image_params *imgp)
 #if VM_NRESERVLEVEL > 0
 	vm_object_color(object, 0);
 #endif
-	ma[0] = vm_page_grab(object, 0, VM_ALLOC_NORMAL | VM_ALLOC_NOBUSY);
+	ma[0] = vm_page_grab(object, 0, VM_ALLOC_NORMAL | VM_ALLOC_NOBUSY |
+	    VM_ALLOC_WIRED);
 	if (ma[0]->valid != VM_PAGE_BITS_ALL) {
 		vm_page_xbusy(ma[0]);
 		if (!vm_pager_has_page(object, 0, NULL, &after)) {
 			vm_page_lock(ma[0]);
+			vm_page_unwire_noq(ma[0]);
 			vm_page_free(ma[0]);
 			vm_page_unlock(ma[0]);
 			VM_OBJECT_WUNLOCK(object);
@@ -1004,6 +1006,8 @@ exec_map_first_page(struct image_params *imgp)
 		if (rv != VM_PAGER_OK) {
 			for (i = 0; i < initial_pagein; i++) {
 				vm_page_lock(ma[i]);
+				if (i == 0)
+					vm_page_unwire_noq(ma[i]);
 				vm_page_free(ma[i]);
 				vm_page_unlock(ma[i]);
 			}
@@ -1014,9 +1018,6 @@ exec_map_first_page(struct image_params *imgp)
 		for (i = 1; i < initial_pagein; i++)
 			vm_page_readahead_finish(ma[i]);
 	}
-	vm_page_lock(ma[0]);
-	vm_page_wire(ma[0]);
-	vm_page_unlock(ma[0]);
 	VM_OBJECT_WUNLOCK(object);
 
 	imgp->firstpage = sf_buf_alloc(ma[0], 0);
diff --git a/sys/kern/uipc_shm.c b/sys/kern/uipc_shm.c
index d393f7818387..3980453b1366 100644
--- a/sys/kern/uipc_shm.c
+++ b/sys/kern/uipc_shm.c
@@ -188,7 +188,8 @@ uiomove_object_page(vm_object_t obj, size_t len, struct uio *uio)
 	 * lock to page out tobj's pages because tobj is a OBJT_SWAP
 	 * type object.
 	 */
-	m = vm_page_grab(obj, idx, VM_ALLOC_NORMAL | VM_ALLOC_NOBUSY);
+	m = vm_page_grab(obj, idx, VM_ALLOC_NORMAL | VM_ALLOC_NOBUSY |
+	    VM_ALLOC_WIRED);
 	if (m->valid != VM_PAGE_BITS_ALL) {
 		vm_page_xbusy(m);
 		if (vm_pager_has_page(obj, idx, NULL, NULL)) {
@@ -198,6 +199,7 @@ uiomove_object_page(vm_object_t obj, size_t len, struct uio *uio)
 	    "uiomove_object: vm_obj %p idx %jd valid %x pager error %d\n",
 				    obj, idx, m->valid, rv);
 				vm_page_lock(m);
+				vm_page_unwire_noq(m);
 				vm_page_free(m);
 				vm_page_unlock(m);
 				VM_OBJECT_WUNLOCK(obj);
@@ -207,9 +209,6 @@ uiomove_object_page(vm_object_t obj, size_t len, struct uio *uio)
 			vm_page_zero_invalid(m, TRUE);
 		vm_page_xunbusy(m);
 	}
-	vm_page_lock(m);
-	vm_page_wire(m);
-	vm_page_unlock(m);
 	VM_OBJECT_WUNLOCK(obj);
 	error = uiomove_fromphys(&m, offset, tlen, uio);
 	if (uio->uio_rw == UIO_WRITE && error == 0) {
diff --git a/sys/vm/vm_glue.c b/sys/vm/vm_glue.c
index 4a7bbc9770e9..2ff1940f1aa6 100644
--- a/sys/vm/vm_glue.c
+++ b/sys/vm/vm_glue.c
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ vm_imgact_hold_page(vm_object_t object, vm_ooffset_t offset)
 		rv = vm_pager_get_pages(object, &m, 1, NULL, NULL);
 		if (rv != VM_PAGER_OK) {
 			vm_page_lock(m);
-			vm_page_unwire(m, PQ_NONE);
+			vm_page_unwire_noq(m);
 			vm_page_free(m);
 			vm_page_unlock(m);
 			m = NULL;