diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_subr.c b/sys/kern/kern_subr.c
index bfea8bc2b48e..154b6e03ab4f 100644
--- a/sys/kern/kern_subr.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_subr.c
@@ -125,9 +125,7 @@ vm_pgmoveco(mapa, srcobj,  kaddr, uaddr)
 	}
 	kpindex = kern_pg->pindex;
 	vm_page_busy(kern_pg);
-	vm_page_unlock_queues();
 	vm_page_rename(kern_pg, uobject, upindex);
-	vm_page_lock_queues();
 	vm_page_flag_clear(kern_pg, PG_BUSY);
 	kern_pg->valid = VM_PAGE_BITS_ALL;
 	vm_page_unlock_queues();
diff --git a/sys/vm/vm_fault.c b/sys/vm/vm_fault.c
index 4d1499a9264b..79d462554621 100644
--- a/sys/vm/vm_fault.c
+++ b/sys/vm/vm_fault.c
@@ -704,7 +704,6 @@ readrest:
 				vm_page_lock_queues();
 				pmap_remove_all(fs.first_m);
 				vm_page_free(fs.first_m);
-				vm_page_unlock_queues();
 				fs.first_m = NULL;
 
 				/*
@@ -714,7 +713,6 @@ readrest:
 				 */
 				vm_page_rename(fs.m, fs.first_object, fs.first_pindex);
 				fs.first_m = fs.m;
-				vm_page_lock_queues();
 				vm_page_busy(fs.first_m);
 				vm_page_unlock_queues();
 				fs.m = NULL;
diff --git a/sys/vm/vm_object.c b/sys/vm/vm_object.c
index d9cd47fb2026..5ccf4a6baba8 100644
--- a/sys/vm/vm_object.c
+++ b/sys/vm/vm_object.c
@@ -1245,10 +1245,8 @@ vm_object_split(vm_map_entry_t entry)
 			goto retry;
 			
 		vm_page_busy(m);
-		vm_page_unlock_queues();
 		vm_page_rename(m, new_object, idx);
 		/* page automatically made dirty by rename and cache handled */
-		vm_page_lock_queues();
 		vm_page_busy(m);
 		vm_page_unlock_queues();
 	}
@@ -1455,7 +1453,9 @@ vm_object_backing_scan(vm_object_t object, int op)
 			 * If the page was mapped to a process, it can remain 
 			 * mapped through the rename.
 			 */
+			vm_page_lock_queues();
 			vm_page_rename(p, object, new_pindex);
+			vm_page_unlock_queues();
 			/* page automatically made dirty by rename */
 		}
 		p = next;
diff --git a/sys/vm/vm_page.c b/sys/vm/vm_page.c
index a1520e28b41d..71d56c580e63 100644
--- a/sys/vm/vm_page.c
+++ b/sys/vm/vm_page.c
@@ -682,13 +682,11 @@ vm_page_rename(vm_page_t m, vm_object_t new_object, vm_pindex_t new_pindex)
 	int s;
 
 	s = splvm();
-	vm_page_lock_queues();
 	vm_page_remove(m);
 	vm_page_insert(m, new_object, new_pindex);
 	if (m->queue - m->pc == PQ_CACHE)
 		vm_page_deactivate(m);
 	vm_page_dirty(m);
-	vm_page_unlock_queues();
 	splx(s);
 }