diff --git a/sys/fs/tmpfs/tmpfs_subr.c b/sys/fs/tmpfs/tmpfs_subr.c
--- a/sys/fs/tmpfs/tmpfs_subr.c
+++ b/sys/fs/tmpfs/tmpfs_subr.c
@@ -185,11 +185,58 @@
 	VM_OBJECT_ASSERT_UNLOCKED(object);
 }
 
+static bool
+tmpfs_pager_getvp_smr(vm_object_t object, struct vnode **vpp, bool *vp_heldp)
+{
+	struct vnode *vp;
+
+	MPASS(vp_heldp != NULL);
+
+	vfs_smr_enter();
+	vp = atomic_load_ptr(&object->un_pager.swp.swp_tmpfs);
+	if (vp == NULL) {
+		vfs_smr_exit();
+		return (false);
+	}
+
+	if (!vhold_smr(vp)) {
+		vfs_smr_exit();
+		return (false);
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Now that we got the reference make sure the vnode did not get replaced
+	 * from under us.
+	 */
+	vfs_smr_exit();
+	atomic_thread_fence_acq();
+	if (vp != atomic_load_ptr(&object->un_pager.swp.swp_tmpfs)) {
+		vdrop(vp);
+		return (false);
+	}
+
+	*vpp = vp;
+	*vp_heldp = true;
+	return (true);
+}
+
 static void
 tmpfs_pager_getvp(vm_object_t object, struct vnode **vpp, bool *vp_heldp)
 {
 	struct vnode *vp;
 
+	if (vp_heldp == NULL)
+		VM_OBJECT_ASSERT_LOCKED(object);
+
+	/*
+	 * First try the lockless variant.
+	 */
+	if (vp_heldp != NULL) {
+		if (tmpfs_pager_getvp_smr(object, vpp, vp_heldp)) {
+			return;
+		}
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * Tmpfs VREG node, which was reclaimed, has tmpfs_pager_type
 	 * type, but not OBJ_TMPFS flag.  In this case there is no
@@ -197,8 +244,6 @@
 	 */
 	if (vp_heldp != NULL)
 		VM_OBJECT_RLOCK(object);
-	else
-		VM_OBJECT_ASSERT_LOCKED(object);
 	if ((object->flags & OBJ_TMPFS) != 0) {
 		vp = object->un_pager.swp.swp_tmpfs;
 		if (vp != NULL) {
@@ -749,7 +794,7 @@
 	}
 
 	vm_object_clear_flag(obj, OBJ_TMPFS);
-	obj->un_pager.swp.swp_tmpfs = NULL;
+	atomic_store_ptr(&obj->un_pager.swp.swp_tmpfs, NULL);
 	if (vp->v_writecount < 0)
 		vp->v_writecount = 0;
 	VI_UNLOCK(vp);
@@ -902,7 +947,7 @@
 		VI_LOCK(vp);
 		KASSERT(vp->v_object == NULL, ("Not NULL v_object in tmpfs"));
 		vp->v_object = object;
-		object->un_pager.swp.swp_tmpfs = vp;
+		atomic_store_ptr(&object->un_pager.swp.swp_tmpfs, vp);
 		vm_object_set_flag(object, OBJ_TMPFS);
 		vn_irflag_set_locked(vp, VIRF_PGREAD);
 		VI_UNLOCK(vp);