diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_exec.c b/sys/kern/kern_exec.c
index e31ca37bff26..b4f3ccc080fc 100644
--- a/sys/kern/kern_exec.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_exec.c
@@ -832,10 +832,8 @@ done1:
 		crfree(tracecred);
 #endif
 	vn_lock(imgp->vp, LK_EXCLUSIVE | LK_RETRY);
-	if (oldargs != NULL)
-		pargs_drop(oldargs);
-	if (newargs != NULL)
-		pargs_drop(newargs);
+	pargs_drop(oldargs);
+	pargs_drop(newargs);
 	if (oldsigacts != NULL)
 		sigacts_free(oldsigacts);
 
diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_proc.c b/sys/kern/kern_proc.c
index 078d05777c7f..34ffaf1c8d69 100644
--- a/sys/kern/kern_proc.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_proc.c
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ static int proc_ctor(void *mem, int size, void *arg, int flags);
 static void proc_dtor(void *mem, int size, void *arg);
 static int proc_init(void *mem, int size, int flags);
 static void proc_fini(void *mem, int size);
+static void pargs_free(struct pargs *pa);
 
 /*
  * Other process lists
@@ -1177,7 +1178,7 @@ pargs_alloc(int len)
 	return (pa);
 }
 
-void
+static void
 pargs_free(struct pargs *pa)
 {
 
diff --git a/sys/sys/proc.h b/sys/sys/proc.h
index fa1029108b37..654e3bf8fc1a 100644
--- a/sys/sys/proc.h
+++ b/sys/sys/proc.h
@@ -797,7 +797,6 @@ int	p_cansignal(struct thread *td, struct proc *p, int signum);
 int	p_canwait(struct thread *td, struct proc *p);
 struct	pargs *pargs_alloc(int len);
 void	pargs_drop(struct pargs *pa);
-void	pargs_free(struct pargs *pa);
 void	pargs_hold(struct pargs *pa);
 void	procinit(void);
 void	proc_linkup0(struct proc *p, struct thread *td);