diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_descrip.c b/sys/kern/kern_descrip.c
--- a/sys/kern/kern_descrip.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_descrip.c
@@ -2962,7 +2962,7 @@
 
 #ifdef CAPABILITIES
 int
-fgetvp_lookup_smr(int fd, struct nameidata *ndp, struct vnode **vpp, bool *fsearch)
+fgetvp_lookup_smr(struct nameidata *ndp, struct vnode **vpp, bool *fsearch)
 {
 	const struct filedescent *fde;
 	const struct fdescenttbl *fdt;
@@ -2972,9 +2972,11 @@
 	const cap_rights_t *haverights;
 	cap_rights_t rights;
 	seqc_t seq;
+	int fd;
 
 	VFS_SMR_ASSERT_ENTERED();
 
+	fd = ndp->ni_dirfd;
 	rights = *ndp->ni_rightsneeded;
 	cap_rights_set_one(&rights, CAP_LOOKUP);
 
@@ -3028,15 +3030,17 @@
 }
 #else
 int
-fgetvp_lookup_smr(int fd, struct nameidata *ndp, struct vnode **vpp, bool *fsearch)
+fgetvp_lookup_smr(struct nameidata *ndp, struct vnode **vpp, bool *fsearch)
 {
 	const struct fdescenttbl *fdt;
 	struct filedesc *fdp;
 	struct file *fp;
 	struct vnode *vp;
+	int fd;
 
 	VFS_SMR_ASSERT_ENTERED();
 
+	fd = ndp->ni_dirfd;
 	fdp = curproc->p_fd;
 	fdt = fdp->fd_files;
 	if (__predict_false((u_int)fd >= fdt->fdt_nfiles))
@@ -3064,7 +3068,7 @@
 #endif
 
 int
-fgetvp_lookup(int fd, struct nameidata *ndp, struct vnode **vpp)
+fgetvp_lookup(struct nameidata *ndp, struct vnode **vpp)
 {
 	struct thread *td;
 	struct file *fp;
diff --git a/sys/kern/vfs_cache.c b/sys/kern/vfs_cache.c
--- a/sys/kern/vfs_cache.c
+++ b/sys/kern/vfs_cache.c
@@ -4509,7 +4509,7 @@
 	ndp = fpl->ndp;
 	cnp = fpl->cnp;
 
-	error = fgetvp_lookup_smr(ndp->ni_dirfd, ndp, vpp, &fsearch);
+	error = fgetvp_lookup_smr(ndp, vpp, &fsearch);
 	if (__predict_false(error != 0)) {
 		return (cache_fpl_aborted(fpl));
 	}
diff --git a/sys/kern/vfs_lookup.c b/sys/kern/vfs_lookup.c
--- a/sys/kern/vfs_lookup.c
+++ b/sys/kern/vfs_lookup.c
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@
 			if (cnp->cn_flags & AUDITVNODE2)
 				AUDIT_ARG_ATFD2(ndp->ni_dirfd);
 
-			error = fgetvp_lookup(ndp->ni_dirfd, ndp, dpp);
+			error = fgetvp_lookup(ndp, dpp);
 		}
 		if (error == 0 && (*dpp)->v_type != VDIR &&
 		    (cnp->cn_pnbuf[0] != '\0' ||
diff --git a/sys/sys/file.h b/sys/sys/file.h
--- a/sys/sys/file.h
+++ b/sys/sys/file.h
@@ -289,8 +289,8 @@
     struct vnode **vpp);
 int fgetvp_write(struct thread *td, int fd, cap_rights_t *rightsp,
     struct vnode **vpp);
-int fgetvp_lookup_smr(int fd, struct nameidata *ndp, struct vnode **vpp, bool *fsearch);
-int fgetvp_lookup(int fd, struct nameidata *ndp, struct vnode **vpp);
+int fgetvp_lookup_smr(struct nameidata *ndp, struct vnode **vpp, bool *fsearch);
+int fgetvp_lookup(struct nameidata *ndp, struct vnode **vpp);
 
 static __inline __result_use_check bool
 fhold(struct file *fp)