diff --git a/sys/compat/freebsd32/freebsd32_misc.c b/sys/compat/freebsd32/freebsd32_misc.c
--- a/sys/compat/freebsd32/freebsd32_misc.c
+++ b/sys/compat/freebsd32/freebsd32_misc.c
@@ -2285,7 +2285,7 @@
 	int error;
 
 	error = kern_statat(td, 0, AT_FDCWD, uap->path, UIO_USERSPACE,
-	    &sb, NULL);
+	    &sb);
 	if (error)
 		return (error);
 	copy_ostat(&sb, &sb32);
@@ -2334,7 +2334,7 @@
 	int error;
 
 	error = kern_statat(td, uap->flag, uap->fd, uap->path, UIO_USERSPACE,
-	    &ub, NULL);
+	    &ub);
 	if (error)
 		return (error);
 	copy_stat(&ub, &ub32);
@@ -2351,7 +2351,7 @@
 	int error;
 
 	error = kern_statat(td, AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW, AT_FDCWD, uap->path,
-	    UIO_USERSPACE, &sb, NULL);
+	    UIO_USERSPACE, &sb);
 	if (error)
 		return (error);
 	copy_ostat(&sb, &sb32);
@@ -2470,7 +2470,7 @@
 	int error;
 
 	error = kern_statat(td, 0, AT_FDCWD, uap->path, UIO_USERSPACE,
-	    &sb, NULL);
+	    &sb);
 	if (error != 0)
 		return (error);
 	error = freebsd11_cvtstat32(&sb, &sb32);
@@ -2505,7 +2505,7 @@
 	int error;
 
 	error = kern_statat(td, uap->flag, uap->fd, uap->path, UIO_USERSPACE,
-	    &sb, NULL);
+	    &sb);
 	if (error != 0)
 		return (error);
 	error = freebsd11_cvtstat32(&sb, &sb32);
@@ -2523,7 +2523,7 @@
 	int error;
 
 	error = kern_statat(td, AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW, AT_FDCWD, uap->path,
-	    UIO_USERSPACE, &sb, NULL);
+	    UIO_USERSPACE, &sb);
 	if (error != 0)
 		return (error);
 	error = freebsd11_cvtstat32(&sb, &sb32);
@@ -2596,7 +2596,7 @@
 	int error;
 
 	error = kern_statat(td, 0, AT_FDCWD, uap->path, UIO_USERSPACE,
-	    &sb, NULL);
+	    &sb);
 	if (error != 0)
 		return (error);
 	error = freebsd11_cvtnstat32(&sb, &nsb);
@@ -2614,7 +2614,7 @@
 	int error;
 
 	error = kern_statat(td, AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW, AT_FDCWD, uap->path,
-	    UIO_USERSPACE, &sb, NULL);
+	    UIO_USERSPACE, &sb);
 	if (error != 0)
 		return (error);
 	error = freebsd11_cvtnstat32(&sb, &nsb);
diff --git a/sys/compat/linux/linux_file.c b/sys/compat/linux/linux_file.c
--- a/sys/compat/linux/linux_file.c
+++ b/sys/compat/linux/linux_file.c
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@
 	if (error == EPERM) {
 		/* Introduce POSIX noncompliant behaviour of Linux */
 		if (kern_statat(td, 0, AT_FDCWD, args->path,
-		    UIO_USERSPACE, &st, NULL) == 0) {
+		    UIO_USERSPACE, &st) == 0) {
 			if (S_ISDIR(st.st_mode))
 				error = EISDIR;
 		}
@@ -691,7 +691,7 @@
 	if (error == EPERM && !(args->flag & LINUX_AT_REMOVEDIR)) {
 		/* Introduce POSIX noncompliant behaviour of Linux */
 		if (kern_statat(td, AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW, dfd, path,
-		    pathseg, &st, NULL) == 0 && S_ISDIR(st.st_mode))
+		    pathseg, &st) == 0 && S_ISDIR(st.st_mode))
 			error = EISDIR;
 	}
 	return (error);
diff --git a/sys/compat/linux/linux_stats.c b/sys/compat/linux/linux_stats.c
--- a/sys/compat/linux/linux_stats.c
+++ b/sys/compat/linux/linux_stats.c
@@ -29,17 +29,23 @@
 #include <sys/cdefs.h>
 __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
 
+#include "opt_ktrace.h"
+
 #include <sys/param.h>
 #include <sys/capsicum.h>
 #include <sys/dirent.h>
 #include <sys/lock.h>
 #include <sys/malloc.h>
 #include <sys/mutex.h>
+#include <sys/namei.h>
 #include <sys/proc.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <sys/syscallsubr.h>
 #include <sys/tty.h>
 #include <sys/vnode.h>
+#ifdef KTRACE
+#include <sys/ktrace.h>
+#endif
 
 #ifdef COMPAT_LINUX32
 #include <machine/../linux32/linux.h>
@@ -57,9 +63,33 @@
 linux_kern_statat(struct thread *td, int flag, int fd, const char *path,
     enum uio_seg pathseg, struct stat *sbp)
 {
+	struct nameidata nd;
+	int error;
+
+	if ((flag & ~(AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW | AT_RESOLVE_BENEATH |
+	    AT_EMPTY_PATH)) != 0)
+		return (EINVAL);
+
+	NDINIT_ATRIGHTS(&nd, LOOKUP, at2cnpflags(flag, AT_RESOLVE_BENEATH |
+	    AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW | AT_EMPTY_PATH) | LOCKSHARED | LOCKLEAF |
+	    AUDITVNODE1, pathseg, path, fd, &cap_fstat_rights);
 
-	return (kern_statat(td, flag, fd, path, pathseg, sbp,
-	    translate_vnhook_major_minor));
+	if ((error = namei(&nd)) != 0) {
+		if (error == ENOTDIR &&
+		    (nd.ni_resflags & NIRES_EMPTYPATH) != 0)
+			error = kern_fstat(td, fd, sbp);
+		return (error);
+	}
+	error = VOP_STAT(nd.ni_vp, sbp, td->td_ucred, NOCRED);
+	if (error == 0)
+		translate_vnhook_major_minor(nd.ni_vp, sbp);
+	NDFREE_PNBUF(&nd);
+	vput(nd.ni_vp);
+#ifdef KTRACE
+	if (KTRPOINT(td, KTR_STRUCT))
+		ktrstat_error(sbp, error);
+#endif
+	return (error);
 }
 
 #ifdef LINUX_LEGACY_SYSCALLS
diff --git a/sys/kern/vfs_mountroot.c b/sys/kern/vfs_mountroot.c
--- a/sys/kern/vfs_mountroot.c
+++ b/sys/kern/vfs_mountroot.c
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@
 	free(tok, M_TEMP);
 
 	/* Get file status. */
-	error = kern_statat(td, 0, AT_FDCWD, path, UIO_SYSSPACE, &sb, NULL);
+	error = kern_statat(td, 0, AT_FDCWD, path, UIO_SYSSPACE, &sb);
 	if (error)
 		goto out;
 
diff --git a/sys/kern/vfs_syscalls.c b/sys/kern/vfs_syscalls.c
--- a/sys/kern/vfs_syscalls.c
+++ b/sys/kern/vfs_syscalls.c
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
 static int kern_linkat_vp(struct thread *td, struct vnode *vp, int fd,
     const char *path, enum uio_seg segflag);
 
-static uint64_t
+uint64_t
 at2cnpflags(u_int at_flags, u_int mask)
 {
 	uint64_t res;
@@ -2194,7 +2194,7 @@
 	int error;
 
 	error = kern_statat(td, 0, AT_FDCWD, uap->path, UIO_USERSPACE,
-	    &sb, NULL);
+	    &sb);
 	if (error != 0)
 		return (error);
 	cvtstat(&sb, &osb);
@@ -2218,7 +2218,7 @@
 	int error;
 
 	error = kern_statat(td, AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW, AT_FDCWD, uap->path,
-	    UIO_USERSPACE, &sb, NULL);
+	    UIO_USERSPACE, &sb);
 	if (error != 0)
 		return (error);
 	cvtstat(&sb, &osb);
@@ -2337,7 +2337,7 @@
 	int error;
 
 	error = kern_statat(td, 0, AT_FDCWD, uap->path, UIO_USERSPACE,
-	    &sb, NULL);
+	    &sb);
 	if (error != 0)
 		return (error);
 	error = freebsd11_cvtstat(&sb, &osb);
@@ -2354,7 +2354,7 @@
 	int error;
 
 	error = kern_statat(td, AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW, AT_FDCWD, uap->path,
-	    UIO_USERSPACE, &sb, NULL);
+	    UIO_USERSPACE, &sb);
 	if (error != 0)
 		return (error);
 	error = freebsd11_cvtstat(&sb, &osb);
@@ -2391,7 +2391,7 @@
 	int error;
 
 	error = kern_statat(td, uap->flag, uap->fd, uap->path,
-	    UIO_USERSPACE, &sb, NULL);
+	    UIO_USERSPACE, &sb);
 	if (error != 0)
 		return (error);
 	error = freebsd11_cvtstat(&sb, &osb);
@@ -2419,7 +2419,7 @@
 	int error;
 
 	error = kern_statat(td, uap->flag, uap->fd, uap->path,
-	    UIO_USERSPACE, &sb, NULL);
+	    UIO_USERSPACE, &sb);
 	if (error == 0)
 		error = copyout(&sb, uap->buf, sizeof (sb));
 	return (error);
@@ -2427,8 +2427,7 @@
 
 int
 kern_statat(struct thread *td, int flag, int fd, const char *path,
-    enum uio_seg pathseg, struct stat *sbp,
-    void (*hook)(struct vnode *vp, struct stat *sbp))
+    enum uio_seg pathseg, struct stat *sbp)
 {
 	struct nameidata nd;
 	int error;
@@ -2441,18 +2440,9 @@
 	    AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW | AT_EMPTY_PATH) | LOCKSHARED | LOCKLEAF |
 	    AUDITVNODE1, pathseg, path, fd, &cap_fstat_rights);
 
-	if ((error = namei(&nd)) != 0) {
-		if (error == ENOTDIR &&
-		    (nd.ni_resflags & NIRES_EMPTYPATH) != 0)
-			error = kern_fstat(td, fd, sbp);
+	if ((error = namei(&nd)) != 0)
 		return (error);
-	}
 	error = VOP_STAT(nd.ni_vp, sbp, td->td_ucred, NOCRED);
-	if (__predict_false(hook != NULL)) {
-		if (error == 0) {
-			hook(nd.ni_vp, sbp);
-		}
-	}
 	NDFREE_PNBUF(&nd);
 	vput(nd.ni_vp);
 #ifdef __STAT_TIME_T_EXT
@@ -2516,7 +2506,7 @@
 	int error;
 
 	error = kern_statat(td, 0, AT_FDCWD, uap->path, UIO_USERSPACE,
-	    &sb, NULL);
+	    &sb);
 	if (error != 0)
 		return (error);
 	error = freebsd11_cvtnstat(&sb, &nsb);
@@ -2542,7 +2532,7 @@
 	int error;
 
 	error = kern_statat(td, AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW, AT_FDCWD, uap->path,
-	    UIO_USERSPACE, &sb, NULL);
+	    UIO_USERSPACE, &sb);
 	if (error != 0)
 		return (error);
 	error = freebsd11_cvtnstat(&sb, &nsb);
diff --git a/sys/sys/syscallsubr.h b/sys/sys/syscallsubr.h
--- a/sys/sys/syscallsubr.h
+++ b/sys/sys/syscallsubr.h
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@
 	mmap_check_fp_fn	mr_check_fp_fn;
 };
 
+uint64_t at2cnpflags(u_int at_flags, u_int mask);
 int	kern___getcwd(struct thread *td, char *buf, enum uio_seg bufseg,
 	    size_t buflen, size_t path_max);
 int	kern_abort2(struct thread *td, const char *why, int nargs,
@@ -319,8 +320,7 @@
 	    union sigval *value);
 int	kern_socket(struct thread *td, int domain, int type, int protocol);
 int	kern_statat(struct thread *td, int flag, int fd, const char *path,
-	    enum uio_seg pathseg, struct stat *sbp,
-	    void (*hook)(struct vnode *vp, struct stat *sbp));
+	    enum uio_seg pathseg, struct stat *sbp);
 int	kern_specialfd(struct thread *td, int type, void *arg);
 int	kern_statfs(struct thread *td, const char *path, enum uio_seg pathseg,
 	    struct statfs *buf);