Index: head/sys/compat/linux/linux_stats.c
===================================================================
--- head/sys/compat/linux/linux_stats.c
+++ head/sys/compat/linux/linux_stats.c
@@ -80,11 +80,8 @@
 	if (rootdevmp != NULL && vp->v_mount->mnt_vfc == rootdevmp->mnt_vfc)
 		sb->st_dev = rootdevmp->mnt_stat.f_fsid.val[0];
 
-	if (vp->v_type == VCHR && vp->v_rdev != NULL &&
-	    linux_driver_get_major_minor(devtoname(vp->v_rdev),
-	    &major, &minor) == 0) {
+	if (linux_vn_get_major_minor(vp, &major, &minor) == 0)
 		sb->st_rdev = (major << 8 | minor);
-	}
 }
 
 static int
@@ -140,9 +137,7 @@
 		if (mp != NULL && mp->mnt_vfc == rootdevmp->mnt_vfc)
 			buf->st_dev = rootdevmp->mnt_stat.f_fsid.val[0];
 	}
-	if (vp != NULL && vp->v_rdev != NULL &&
-	    linux_driver_get_major_minor(devtoname(vp->v_rdev),
-					 &major, &minor) == 0) {
+	if (linux_vn_get_major_minor(vp, &major, &minor) == 0) {
 		buf->st_rdev = (major << 8 | minor);
 	} else if (fp->f_type == DTYPE_PTS) {
 		struct tty *tp = fp->f_data;
Index: head/sys/compat/linux/linux_util.h
===================================================================
--- head/sys/compat/linux/linux_util.h
+++ head/sys/compat/linux/linux_util.h
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@
 int	linux_device_unregister_handler(struct linux_device_handler *h);
 char	*linux_driver_get_name_dev(device_t dev);
 int	linux_driver_get_major_minor(const char *node, int *major, int *minor);
+int	linux_vn_get_major_minor(const struct vnode *vn, int *major, int *minor);
 char	*linux_get_char_devices(void);
 void	linux_free_get_char_devices(char *string);
 
Index: head/sys/compat/linux/linux_util.c
===================================================================
--- head/sys/compat/linux/linux_util.c
+++ head/sys/compat/linux/linux_util.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 
 #include <sys/param.h>
 #include <sys/bus.h>
+#include <sys/conf.h>
 #include <sys/fcntl.h>
 #include <sys/lock.h>
 #include <sys/malloc.h>
@@ -193,6 +194,24 @@
 	}
 
 	return (1);
+}
+
+int
+linux_vn_get_major_minor(const struct vnode *vp, int *major, int *minor)
+{
+	int error;
+
+	if (vp->v_type != VCHR)
+		return (ENOTBLK);
+	dev_lock();
+	if (vp->v_rdev == NULL) {
+		dev_unlock();
+		return (ENXIO);
+	}
+	error = linux_driver_get_major_minor(devtoname(vp->v_rdev),
+	    major, minor);
+	dev_unlock();
+	return (error);
 }
 
 char *