diff --git a/sys/ufs/ffs/ffs_softdep.c b/sys/ufs/ffs/ffs_softdep.c
index ecf54fd4492e..061b73f9c106 100644
--- a/sys/ufs/ffs/ffs_softdep.c
+++ b/sys/ufs/ffs/ffs_softdep.c
@@ -12507,24 +12507,13 @@ softdep_fsync(vp)
 		FREE_LOCK(ump);
 		if (ffs_vgetf(mp, parentino, LK_NOWAIT | LK_EXCLUSIVE, &pvp,
 		    FFSV_FORCEINSMQ)) {
-			error = vfs_busy(mp, MBF_NOWAIT);
-			if (error != 0) {
-				vfs_ref(mp);
-				VOP_UNLOCK(vp, 0);
-				error = vfs_busy(mp, 0);
-				vn_lock(vp, LK_EXCLUSIVE | LK_RETRY);
-				vfs_rel(mp);
-				if (error != 0)
-					return (ENOENT);
-				if (vp->v_iflag & VI_DOOMED) {
-					vfs_unbusy(mp);
-					return (ENOENT);
-				}
-			}
+			/*
+			 * Unmount cannot proceed after unlock because
+			 * caller must have called vn_start_write().
+			 */
 			VOP_UNLOCK(vp, 0);
 			error = ffs_vgetf(mp, parentino, LK_EXCLUSIVE,
 			    &pvp, FFSV_FORCEINSMQ);
-			vfs_unbusy(mp);
 			vn_lock(vp, LK_EXCLUSIVE | LK_RETRY);
 			if (vp->v_iflag & VI_DOOMED) {
 				if (error == 0)