diff --git a/sys/ufs/ffs/ffs_snapshot.c b/sys/ufs/ffs/ffs_snapshot.c
--- a/sys/ufs/ffs/ffs_snapshot.c
+++ b/sys/ufs/ffs/ffs_snapshot.c
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
 #include <vm/vm_extern.h>
 
 #include <geom/geom.h>
+#include <geom/geom_vfs.h>
 
 #include <ufs/ufs/extattr.h>
 #include <ufs/ufs/quota.h>
@@ -2554,22 +2555,16 @@
 	ufs2_daddr_t lbn;
 {
 	struct inode *ip;
-	struct bio *bip;
 	struct fs *fs;
 
 	ip = VTOI(vp);
 	fs = ITOFS(ip);
 
-	bip = g_alloc_bio();
-	bip->bio_cmd = BIO_READ;
-	bip->bio_offset = dbtob(fsbtodb(fs, blkstofrags(fs, lbn)));
-	bip->bio_data = bp->b_data;
-	bip->bio_length = bp->b_bcount;
-	bip->bio_done = NULL;
-
-	g_io_request(bip, ITODEVVP(ip)->v_bufobj.bo_private);
-	bp->b_error = biowait(bip, "snaprdb");
-	g_destroy_bio(bip);
+	bp->b_iocmd = BIO_READ;
+	bp->b_iooffset = dbtob(fsbtodb(fs, blkstofrags(fs, lbn)));
+	bp->b_iodone = bdone;
+	g_vfs_strategy(&ITODEVVP(ip)->v_bufobj, bp);
+	bufwait(bp);
 	return (bp->b_error);
 }