diff --git a/usr.sbin/makefs/msdos/msdosfs_vnops.c b/usr.sbin/makefs/msdos/msdosfs_vnops.c
--- a/usr.sbin/makefs/msdos/msdosfs_vnops.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/makefs/msdos/msdosfs_vnops.c
@@ -492,11 +492,7 @@
 
 		MSDOSFS_DPRINTF(("%s(cn=%lu, bn=%llu, blsize=%d)\n",
 		    __func__, cn, (unsigned long long)bn, blsize));
-		if ((error = bread((void *)pmp->pm_devvp, bn, blsize, 0,
-		    &bp)) != 0) {
-			MSDOSFS_DPRINTF(("bread %d\n", error));
-			goto out;
-		}
+		bp = getblk((void *)pmp->pm_devvp, bn, blsize, 0, 0, 0);
 		cpsize = MIN((nsize - offs), blsize - on);
 		memcpy(bp->b_data + on, dat + offs, cpsize);
 		bwrite(bp);