diff --git a/sys/vm/vm_fault.c b/sys/vm/vm_fault.c
--- a/sys/vm/vm_fault.c
+++ b/sys/vm/vm_fault.c
@@ -342,7 +342,6 @@
 
 	MPASS(fs->vp == NULL);
 
-	res = FAULT_SUCCESS;
 	vaddr = fs->vaddr;
 	vm_object_busy(fs->first_object);
 	m = vm_page_lookup(fs->first_object, fs->first_pindex);
@@ -350,7 +349,7 @@
 	if (m == NULL || ((fs->prot & VM_PROT_WRITE) != 0 &&
 	    vm_page_busied(m)) || !vm_page_all_valid(m)) {
 		res = FAULT_FAILURE;
-		goto out;
+		goto err;
 	}
 	m_map = m;
 	psind = 0;
@@ -388,7 +387,7 @@
 	    PMAP_ENTER_NOSLEEP | (fs->wired ? PMAP_ENTER_WIRED : 0), psind) !=
 	    KERN_SUCCESS) {
 		res = FAULT_FAILURE;
-		goto out;
+		goto err;
 	}
 	if (fs->m_hold != NULL) {
 		(*fs->m_hold) = m;
@@ -398,10 +397,11 @@
 		vm_fault_prefault(fs, vaddr, PFBAK, PFFOR, true);
 	VM_OBJECT_RUNLOCK(fs->first_object);
 	vm_fault_dirty(fs, m);
+	vm_object_unbusy(fs->first_object);
 	vm_map_lookup_done(fs->map, fs->entry);
 	curthread->td_ru.ru_minflt++;
-
-out:
+	return (FAULT_SUCCESS);
+err:
 	vm_object_unbusy(fs->first_object);
 	return (res);
 }