Index: head/sys/kern/imgact_elf.c
===================================================================
--- head/sys/kern/imgact_elf.c
+++ head/sys/kern/imgact_elf.c
@@ -748,8 +748,8 @@
 	imgp->object = NULL;
 	imgp->execlabel = NULL;
 
-	NDINIT(nd, LOOKUP, FOLLOW | LOCKSHARED | LOCKLEAF, UIO_SYSSPACE, file,
-	    curthread);
+	NDINIT(nd, LOOKUP, ISOPEN | FOLLOW | LOCKSHARED | LOCKLEAF,
+	    UIO_SYSSPACE, file, curthread);
 	if ((error = namei(nd)) != 0) {
 		nd->ni_vp = NULL;
 		goto fail;
Index: head/sys/kern/kern_exec.c
===================================================================
--- head/sys/kern/kern_exec.c
+++ head/sys/kern/kern_exec.c
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@
 		free(imgp->freepath, M_TEMP);
 		imgp->freepath = NULL;
 		/* set new name to that of the interpreter */
-		NDINIT(&nd, LOOKUP, LOCKLEAF | FOLLOW | SAVENAME,
+		NDINIT(&nd, LOOKUP, ISOPEN | LOCKLEAF | FOLLOW | SAVENAME,
 		    UIO_SYSSPACE, imgp->interpreter_name, td);
 		args->fname = imgp->interpreter_name;
 		goto interpret;