diff --git a/sys/kern/vfs_subr.c b/sys/kern/vfs_subr.c
index 2ac9cf270a64..c721ae236ced 100644
--- a/sys/kern/vfs_subr.c
+++ b/sys/kern/vfs_subr.c
@@ -2284,8 +2284,6 @@ vgonel(struct vnode *vp, struct thread *td)
 	if (vinvalbuf(vp, V_SAVE, td, 0, 0) != 0)
 		vinvalbuf(vp, 0, td, 0, 0);
 
-	VOP_DESTROYVOBJECT(vp);
-
 	/*
 	 * Any other processes trying to obtain this lock must first
 	 * wait for VXLOCK to clear, then call the new lock operation.
@@ -2321,6 +2319,9 @@ vgonel(struct vnode *vp, struct thread *td)
 	if (VOP_RECLAIM(vp, td))
 		panic("vclean: cannot reclaim");
 
+	KASSERT(vp->v_object == NULL,
+	    ("vop_reclaim left v_object vp=%p, tag=%s", vp, vp->v_tag));
+
 	if (active) {
 		/*
 		 * Inline copy of vrele() since VOP_INACTIVE