diff --git a/sys/kern/vfs_subr.c b/sys/kern/vfs_subr.c
index 41a3530a6052..277430da4b6d 100644
--- a/sys/kern/vfs_subr.c
+++ b/sys/kern/vfs_subr.c
@@ -1648,7 +1648,10 @@ vget(vp, flags, td)
 		mtx_lock(&vp->v_interlock);
 	if (vp->v_flag & VXLOCK) {
 		if (vp->v_vxproc == curthread) {
+#if 0
+			/* this can now occur in normal operation */
 			log(LOG_INFO, "VXLOCK interlock avoided\n");
+#endif
 		} else {
 			vp->v_flag |= VXWANT;
 			msleep((caddr_t)vp, &vp->v_interlock, PINOD | PDROP,
diff --git a/sys/kern/vfs_vnops.c b/sys/kern/vfs_vnops.c
index 1bbed38f1a83..403b06717227 100644
--- a/sys/kern/vfs_vnops.c
+++ b/sys/kern/vfs_vnops.c
@@ -701,8 +701,11 @@ debug_vn_lock(vp, flags, td, filename, line)
 			    "vn_lock", 0);
 			error = ENOENT;
 		} else {
+#if 0
+			/* this can now occur in normal operation */
 			if (vp->v_vxproc != NULL)
 				log(LOG_INFO, "VXLOCK interlock avoided in vn_lock\n");
+#endif
 #ifdef	DEBUG_LOCKS
 			vp->filename = filename;
 			vp->line = line;