Index: sys/kern/vfs_cache.c
===================================================================
--- sys/kern/vfs_cache.c
+++ sys/kern/vfs_cache.c
@@ -490,13 +490,25 @@
 	cache_assert_vlp_locked(vlp);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Called when initializing the vnode.
+ *
+ * TODO: With the value stored we may do better than computing the hash based
+ * on the address and perhaps the FNV algorithm may also need to be retired.
+ */
+static void
+cache_prehash(struct vnode *vp)
+{
+
+	vp->v_nchash = fnv_32_buf(&vp, sizeof(vp), FNV1_32_INIT);
+}
+
 static uint32_t
 cache_get_hash(char *name, u_char len, struct vnode *dvp)
 {
 	uint32_t hash;
 
-	hash = fnv_32_buf(name, len, FNV1_32_INIT);
-	hash = fnv_32_buf(&dvp, sizeof(dvp), hash);
+	hash = fnv_32_buf(name, len, dvp->v_nchash);
 	return (hash);
 }
 
@@ -2070,6 +2082,16 @@
 }
 SYSINIT(vfs, SI_SUB_VFS, SI_ORDER_SECOND, nchinit, NULL);
 
+void
+cache_vnode_init(struct vnode *vp)
+{
+
+	LIST_INIT(&vp->v_cache_src);
+	TAILQ_INIT(&vp->v_cache_dst);
+	vp->v_cache_dd = NULL;
+	cache_prehash(vp);
+}
+
 void
 cache_changesize(u_long newmaxvnodes)
 {
Index: sys/kern/vfs_subr.c
===================================================================
--- sys/kern/vfs_subr.c
+++ sys/kern/vfs_subr.c
@@ -563,8 +563,7 @@
 	/*
 	 * Initialize namecache.
 	 */
-	LIST_INIT(&vp->v_cache_src);
-	TAILQ_INIT(&vp->v_cache_dst);
+	cache_vnode_init(vp);
 	/*
 	 * Initialize rangelocks.
 	 */
Index: sys/sys/vnode.h
===================================================================
--- sys/sys/vnode.h
+++ sys/sys/vnode.h
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@
 	enum	vtype v_type:8;			/* u vnode type */
 	short	v_irflag;			/* i frequently read flags */
 	seqc_t	v_seqc;				/* i modification count */
+	uint32_t v_nchash;			/* u namecache hash */
 	struct	vop_vector *v_op;		/* u vnode operations vector */
 	void	*v_data;			/* u private data for fs */
 
@@ -171,8 +172,8 @@
 
 	u_int	v_holdcnt;			/* I prevents recycling. */
 	u_int	v_usecount;			/* I ref count of users */
-	u_int	v_iflag;			/* i vnode flags (see below) */
-	u_int	v_vflag;			/* v vnode flags */
+	u_short	v_iflag;			/* i vnode flags (see below) */
+	u_short	v_vflag;			/* v vnode flags */
 	u_short	v_mflag;			/* l mnt-specific vnode flags */
 	short	v_dbatchcpu;			/* i LRU requeue deferral batch */
 	int	v_writecount;			/* I ref count of writers or
@@ -245,10 +246,10 @@
 #define	VIRF_DOOMED	0x0001	/* This vnode is being recycled */
 
 #define	VI_TEXT_REF	0x0001	/* Text ref grabbed use ref */
-#define	VI_MOUNT	0x0020	/* Mount in progress */
-#define	VI_DOINGINACT	0x0800	/* VOP_INACTIVE is in progress */
-#define	VI_OWEINACT	0x1000	/* Need to call inactive */
-#define	VI_DEFINACT	0x2000	/* deferred inactive */
+#define	VI_MOUNT	0x0002	/* Mount in progress */
+#define	VI_DOINGINACT	0x0004	/* VOP_INACTIVE is in progress */
+#define	VI_OWEINACT	0x0008	/* Need to call inactive */
+#define	VI_DEFINACT	0x0010	/* deferred inactive */
 
 #define	VV_ROOT		0x0001	/* root of its filesystem */
 #define	VV_ISTTY	0x0002	/* vnode represents a tty */
@@ -635,6 +636,7 @@
 	    struct timespec *dtsp);
 int	cache_lookup(struct vnode *dvp, struct vnode **vpp,
 	    struct componentname *cnp, struct timespec *tsp, int *ticksp);
+void	cache_vnode_init(struct vnode *vp);
 void	cache_purge(struct vnode *vp);
 void	cache_purge_negative(struct vnode *vp);
 void	cache_purgevfs(struct mount *mp, bool force);