Index: head/sys/kern/kern_syscalls.c
===================================================================
--- head/sys/kern/kern_syscalls.c
+++ head/sys/kern/kern_syscalls.c
@@ -80,10 +80,13 @@
 }
 
 int
-_syscall_thread_enter(struct thread *td, struct sysent *se)
+syscall_thread_enter(struct thread *td, struct sysent *se)
 {
 	u_int32_t cnt, oldcnt;
 
+	KASSERT((se->sy_thrcnt & SY_THR_STATIC) == 0,
+	    ("%s: not a static syscall", __func__));
+
 	do {
 		oldcnt = se->sy_thrcnt;
 		if ((oldcnt & (SY_THR_DRAINING | SY_THR_ABSENT)) != 0)
@@ -94,9 +97,12 @@
 }
 
 void
-_syscall_thread_exit(struct thread *td, struct sysent *se)
+syscall_thread_exit(struct thread *td, struct sysent *se)
 {
 	u_int32_t cnt, oldcnt;
+
+	KASSERT((se->sy_thrcnt & SY_THR_STATIC) == 0,
+	    ("%s: not a static syscall", __func__));
 
 	do {
 		oldcnt = se->sy_thrcnt;
Index: head/sys/kern/subr_syscall.c
===================================================================
--- head/sys/kern/subr_syscall.c
+++ head/sys/kern/subr_syscall.c
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
 	struct syscall_args *sa;
 	struct sysent *se;
 	int error, traced;
+	bool sy_thr_static;
 
 	VM_CNT_INC(v_syscall);
 	p = td->td_proc;
@@ -128,12 +129,6 @@
 	}
 #endif
 
-	error = syscall_thread_enter(td, se);
-	if (error != 0) {
-		td->td_errno = error;
-		goto retval;
-	}
-
 	/*
 	 * Fetch fast sigblock value at the time of syscall entry to
 	 * handle sleepqueue primitives which might call cursig().
@@ -145,8 +140,19 @@
 	KASSERT((td->td_pflags & TDP_NERRNO) == 0,
 	    ("%s: TDP_NERRNO set", __func__));
 
+	sy_thr_static = (se->sy_thrcnt & SY_THR_STATIC) != 0;
+
 	if (__predict_false(SYSTRACE_ENABLED() ||
-	    AUDIT_SYSCALL_ENTER(sa->code, td))) {
+	    AUDIT_SYSCALL_ENTER(sa->code, td) ||
+	    !sy_thr_static)) {
+		if (!sy_thr_static) {
+			error = syscall_thread_enter(td, se);
+			if (error != 0) {
+				td->td_errno = error;
+				goto retval;
+			}
+		}
+
 #ifdef KDTRACE_HOOKS
 		/* Give the syscall:::entry DTrace probe a chance to fire. */
 		if (__predict_false(se->sy_entry != 0))
@@ -176,6 +182,9 @@
 			(*systrace_probe_func)(sa, SYSTRACE_RETURN,
 			    error ? -1 : td->td_retval[0]);
 #endif
+
+		if (!sy_thr_static)
+			syscall_thread_exit(td, se);
 	} else {
 		error = (se->sy_call)(td, sa->args);
 		/* Save the latest error return value. */
@@ -184,7 +193,6 @@
 		else
 			td->td_errno = error;
 	}
-	syscall_thread_exit(td, se);
 
  retval:
 	KTR_STOP4(KTR_SYSC, "syscall", syscallname(p, sa->code),
Index: head/sys/sys/sysent.h
===================================================================
--- head/sys/sys/sysent.h
+++ head/sys/sys/sysent.h
@@ -294,26 +294,8 @@
 int	lkmnosys(struct thread *, struct nosys_args *);
 int	lkmressys(struct thread *, struct nosys_args *);
 
-int	_syscall_thread_enter(struct thread *td, struct sysent *se);
-void	_syscall_thread_exit(struct thread *td, struct sysent *se);
-
-static inline int
-syscall_thread_enter(struct thread *td, struct sysent *se)
-{
-
-	if (__predict_true((se->sy_thrcnt & SY_THR_STATIC) != 0))
-		return (0);
-	return (_syscall_thread_enter(td, se));
-}
-
-static inline void
-syscall_thread_exit(struct thread *td, struct sysent *se)
-{
-
-	if (__predict_true((se->sy_thrcnt & SY_THR_STATIC) != 0))
-		return;
-	_syscall_thread_exit(td, se);
-}
+int	syscall_thread_enter(struct thread *td, struct sysent *se);
+void	syscall_thread_exit(struct thread *td, struct sysent *se);
 
 int shared_page_alloc(int size, int align);
 int shared_page_fill(int size, int align, const void *data);