diff --git a/sys/kern/subr_pctrie.c b/sys/kern/subr_pctrie.c
--- a/sys/kern/subr_pctrie.c
+++ b/sys/kern/subr_pctrie.c
@@ -92,13 +92,29 @@
 static __inline void pctrie_node_store(smr_pctnode_t *p, void *val,
     enum pctrie_access access);
 
+/*
+ * Return the position in the array for a given level.
+ */
+static __inline int
+pctrie_slot(uint64_t index, uint16_t level)
+{
+	return ((index >> (level * PCTRIE_WIDTH)) & PCTRIE_MASK);
+}
+
+/* Computes the key (index) with the low-order 'level' radix-digits zeroed. */
+static __inline uint64_t
+pctrie_trimkey(uint64_t index, uint16_t level)
+{
+	return (index & -PCTRIE_UNITLEVEL(level));
+}
+
 /*
  * Allocate a node.  Pre-allocation should ensure that the request
  * will always be satisfied.
  */
 static struct pctrie_node *
-pctrie_node_get(struct pctrie *ptree, pctrie_alloc_t allocfn, uint64_t owner,
-    uint16_t count, uint16_t clevel)
+pctrie_node_get(struct pctrie *ptree, pctrie_alloc_t allocfn, uint64_t index,
+    uint16_t clevel)
 {
 	struct pctrie_node *node;
 
@@ -116,8 +132,8 @@
 		    PCTRIE_UNSERIALIZED);
 		node->pn_last = 0;
 	}
-	node->pn_owner = owner;
-	node->pn_count = count;
+	node->pn_owner = pctrie_trimkey(index, clevel + 1);
+	node->pn_count = 2;
 	node->pn_clev = clevel;
 	return (node);
 }
@@ -146,23 +162,6 @@
 	freefn(ptree, node);
 }
 
-/*
- * Return the position in the array for a given level.
- */
-static __inline int
-pctrie_slot(uint64_t index, uint16_t level)
-{
-
-	return ((index >> (level * PCTRIE_WIDTH)) & PCTRIE_MASK);
-}
-
-/* Computes the key (index) with the low-order 'level' radix-digits zeroed. */
-static __inline uint64_t
-pctrie_trimkey(uint64_t index, uint16_t level)
-{
-	return (index & -PCTRIE_UNITLEVEL(level));
-}
-
 /*
  * Fetch a node pointer from a slot.
  */
@@ -376,8 +375,7 @@
 				panic("%s: key %jx is already present",
 				    __func__, (uintmax_t)index);
 			clev = pctrie_keydiff(*m, index);
-			tmp = pctrie_node_get(ptree, allocfn,
-			    pctrie_trimkey(index, clev + 1), 2, clev);
+			tmp = pctrie_node_get(ptree, allocfn, index, clev);
 			if (tmp == NULL)
 				return (ENOMEM);
 			/* These writes are not yet visible due to ordering. */
@@ -408,8 +406,7 @@
 	 */
 	newind = node->pn_owner;
 	clev = pctrie_keydiff(newind, index);
-	tmp = pctrie_node_get(ptree, allocfn,
-	    pctrie_trimkey(index, clev + 1), 2, clev);
+	tmp = pctrie_node_get(ptree, allocfn, index, clev);
 	if (tmp == NULL)
 		return (ENOMEM);
 	slot = pctrie_slot(newind, clev);
diff --git a/sys/vm/vm_radix.c b/sys/vm/vm_radix.c
--- a/sys/vm/vm_radix.c
+++ b/sys/vm/vm_radix.c
@@ -119,11 +119,27 @@
 static void vm_radix_node_store(smrnode_t *p, struct vm_radix_node *v,
     enum vm_radix_access access);
 
+/*
+ * Return the position in the array for a given level.
+ */
+static __inline int
+vm_radix_slot(vm_pindex_t index, uint16_t level)
+{
+	return ((index >> (level * VM_RADIX_WIDTH)) & VM_RADIX_MASK);
+}
+
+/* Computes the key (index) with the low-order 'level' radix-digits zeroed. */
+static __inline vm_pindex_t
+vm_radix_trimkey(vm_pindex_t index, uint16_t level)
+{
+	return (index & -VM_RADIX_UNITLEVEL(level));
+}
+
 /*
  * Allocate a radix node.
  */
 static struct vm_radix_node *
-vm_radix_node_get(vm_pindex_t owner, uint16_t count, uint16_t clevel)
+vm_radix_node_get(vm_pindex_t index, uint16_t clevel)
 {
 	struct vm_radix_node *rnode;
 
@@ -141,8 +157,8 @@
 		    NULL, UNSERIALIZED);
 		rnode->rn_last = 0;
 	}
-	rnode->rn_owner = owner;
-	rnode->rn_count = count;
+	rnode->rn_owner = vm_radix_trimkey(index, clevel + 1);
+	rnode->rn_count = 2;
 	rnode->rn_clev = clevel;
 	return (rnode);
 }
@@ -171,23 +187,6 @@
 	uma_zfree_smr(vm_radix_node_zone, rnode);
 }
 
-/*
- * Return the position in the array for a given level.
- */
-static __inline int
-vm_radix_slot(vm_pindex_t index, uint16_t level)
-{
-
-	return ((index >> (level * VM_RADIX_WIDTH)) & VM_RADIX_MASK);
-}
-
-/* Computes the key (index) with the low-order 'level' radix-digits zeroed. */
-static __inline vm_pindex_t
-vm_radix_trimkey(vm_pindex_t index, uint16_t level)
-{
-	return (index & -VM_RADIX_UNITLEVEL(level));
-}
-
 /*
  * Fetch a node pointer from a slot in another node.
  */
@@ -416,8 +415,7 @@
 				panic("%s: key %jx is already present",
 				    __func__, (uintmax_t)index);
 			clev = vm_radix_keydiff(m->pindex, index);
-			tmp = vm_radix_node_get(vm_radix_trimkey(index,
-			    clev + 1), 2, clev);
+			tmp = vm_radix_node_get(index, clev);
 			if (tmp == NULL)
 				return (ENOMEM);
 			/* These writes are not yet visible due to ordering. */
@@ -447,7 +445,7 @@
 	 */
 	newind = rnode->rn_owner;
 	clev = vm_radix_keydiff(newind, index);
-	tmp = vm_radix_node_get(vm_radix_trimkey(index, clev + 1), 2, clev);
+	tmp = vm_radix_node_get(index, clev);
 	if (tmp == NULL)
 		return (ENOMEM);
 	slot = vm_radix_slot(newind, clev);