diff --git a/sys/geom/geom_vfs.c b/sys/geom/geom_vfs.c
--- a/sys/geom/geom_vfs.c
+++ b/sys/geom/geom_vfs.c
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 struct g_vfs_softc {
 	struct mtx	 sc_mtx;
 	struct bufobj	*sc_bo;
+	struct g_event	*sc_event;
 	int		 sc_active;
 	int		 sc_orphaned;
 	int		 sc_enxio_active;
@@ -96,6 +97,7 @@
 g_vfs_done(struct bio *bip)
 {
 	struct g_consumer *cp;
+	struct g_event *event;
 	struct g_vfs_softc *sc;
 	struct buf *bp;
 	int destroy;
@@ -157,9 +159,14 @@
 
 	mtx_lock(&sc->sc_mtx);
 	destroy = ((--sc->sc_active) == 0 && sc->sc_orphaned);
+	if (destroy) {
+		event = sc->sc_event;
+		sc->sc_event = NULL;
+	} else
+		event = NULL;
 	mtx_unlock(&sc->sc_mtx);
 	if (destroy)
-		g_post_event(g_vfs_destroy, cp, M_WAITOK, NULL);
+		g_post_event_ep(g_vfs_destroy, cp, event, NULL);
 
 	bufdone(bp);
 }
@@ -212,6 +219,7 @@
 g_vfs_orphan(struct g_consumer *cp)
 {
 	struct g_geom *gp;
+	struct g_event *event;
 	struct g_vfs_softc *sc;
 	int destroy;
 
@@ -222,12 +230,20 @@
 	sc = gp->softc;
 	if (sc == NULL)
 		return;
+	event = g_alloc_event(M_WAITOK);
 	mtx_lock(&sc->sc_mtx);
+	KASSERT(sc->sc_event == NULL, ("g_vfs %p already has an event", sc));
 	sc->sc_orphaned = 1;
 	destroy = (sc->sc_active == 0);
+	if (!destroy) {
+		sc->sc_event = event;
+		event = NULL;
+	}
 	mtx_unlock(&sc->sc_mtx);
-	if (destroy)
+	if (destroy) {
+		g_free(event);
 		g_vfs_destroy(cp, 0);
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Do not destroy the geom.  Filesystem will do that during unmount.
@@ -297,5 +313,6 @@
 	mtx_destroy(&sc->sc_mtx);
 	if (!sc->sc_orphaned || cp->provider == NULL)
 		g_wither_geom_close(gp, ENXIO);
+	KASSERT(sc->sc_event == NULL, ("g_vfs %p event is non-NULL", sc));
 	g_free(sc);
 }