diff --git a/sys/vm/vm_page.c b/sys/vm/vm_page.c
--- a/sys/vm/vm_page.c
+++ b/sys/vm/vm_page.c
@@ -4141,7 +4141,12 @@
 		if (nqueue == PQ_ACTIVE)
 			new.act_count = max(old.act_count, ACT_INIT);
 		if (old.queue == nqueue) {
-			if (nqueue != PQ_ACTIVE)
+			/*
+			 * There is no need to requeue pages already in the
+			 * active queue.
+			 */
+			if (nqueue != PQ_ACTIVE ||
+			    (old.flags & PGA_ENQUEUED) == 0)
 				new.flags |= nflag;
 		} else {
 			new.flags |= nflag;
@@ -4238,7 +4243,8 @@
 		 * referenced and avoid any queue operations.
 		 */
 		new.flags &= ~PGA_QUEUE_OP_MASK;
-		if (nflag != PGA_REQUEUE_HEAD && old.queue == PQ_ACTIVE)
+		if (nflag != PGA_REQUEUE_HEAD && old.queue == PQ_ACTIVE &&
+		    (old.flags & PGA_ENQUEUED) != 0)
 			new.flags |= PGA_REFERENCED;
 		else {
 			new.flags |= nflag;