diff --git a/sys/vm/vm_object.c b/sys/vm/vm_object.c
--- a/sys/vm/vm_object.c
+++ b/sys/vm/vm_object.c
@@ -204,6 +204,9 @@
 	KASSERT(object->type == OBJT_DEAD,
 	    ("object %p has non-dead type %d",
 	    object, object->type));
+	KASSERT(object->charge == 0 && object->cred == NULL,
+	    ("object %p has non-zero charge %ju (%p)",
+	    object, (uintmax_t)object->charge, object->cred));
 }
 #endif