diff --git a/sys/nfs4client/nfs4_vnops.c b/sys/nfs4client/nfs4_vnops.c
index 6ab5d2e54865..f0e920ed268d 100644
--- a/sys/nfs4client/nfs4_vnops.c
+++ b/sys/nfs4client/nfs4_vnops.c
@@ -2444,17 +2444,11 @@ nfs4_strategy(struct vop_strategy_args *ap)
 {
 	struct buf *bp = ap->a_bp;
 	struct ucred *cr;
-	struct thread *td;
 	int error = 0;
 
 	KASSERT(!(bp->b_flags & B_DONE), ("nfs4_strategy: buffer %p unexpectedly marked B_DONE", bp));
 	KASSERT(BUF_REFCNT(bp) > 0, ("nfs4_strategy: buffer %p not locked", bp));
 
-	if (bp->b_flags & B_ASYNC)
-		td = NULL;
-	else
-		td = curthread;	/* XXX */
-
 	if (bp->b_iocmd == BIO_READ)
 		cr = bp->b_rcred;
 	else
@@ -2466,8 +2460,8 @@ nfs4_strategy(struct vop_strategy_args *ap)
 	 * otherwise just do it ourselves.
 	 */
 	if ((bp->b_flags & B_ASYNC) == 0 ||
-		nfs_asyncio(VFSTONFS(ap->a_vp->v_mount), bp, NOCRED, td))
-		error = nfs_doio(ap->a_vp, bp, cr, td);
+		nfs_asyncio(VFSTONFS(ap->a_vp->v_mount), bp, NOCRED, curthread))
+		error = nfs_doio(ap->a_vp, bp, cr, curthread);
 	return (error);
 }