diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_fork.c b/sys/kern/kern_fork.c
--- a/sys/kern/kern_fork.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_fork.c
@@ -1170,8 +1170,14 @@
 	}
 	mtx_assert(&Giant, MA_NOTOWNED);
 
+	/*
+	 * Now going to return to userland.
+	 */
+
 	if (p->p_sysent->sv_schedtail != NULL)
 		(p->p_sysent->sv_schedtail)(td);
+
+	userret(td, frame);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1222,8 +1228,6 @@
 	if (!prison_isalive(td->td_ucred->cr_prison))
 		exit1(td, 0, SIGKILL);
 
-	userret(td, frame);
-
 #ifdef KTRACE
 	if (KTRPOINT(td, KTR_SYSRET))
 		ktrsysret(td->td_sa.code, 0, 0);