diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_proc.c b/sys/kern/kern_proc.c
--- a/sys/kern/kern_proc.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_proc.c
@@ -2740,6 +2740,9 @@
 					kve->kve_status = KF_ATTR_VALID;
 				}
 				vput(vp);
+				strlcpy(kve->kve_path, fullpath, sizeof(
+				    kve->kve_path));
+				free(freepath, M_TEMP);
 			}
 		} else {
 			kve->kve_type = guard ? KVME_TYPE_GUARD :
@@ -2748,10 +2751,6 @@
 			kve->kve_shadow_count = 0;
 		}
 
-		strlcpy(kve->kve_path, fullpath, sizeof(kve->kve_path));
-		if (freepath != NULL)
-			free(freepath, M_TEMP);
-
 		/* Pack record size down */
 		if ((flags & KERN_VMMAP_PACK_KINFO) != 0)
 			kve->kve_structsize =
diff --git a/sys/vm/vm_object.c b/sys/vm/vm_object.c
--- a/sys/vm/vm_object.c
+++ b/sys/vm/vm_object.c
@@ -2611,11 +2611,10 @@
 								/* truncate */
 			}
 			vput(vp);
+			strlcpy(kvo->kvo_path, fullpath, sizeof(kvo->kvo_path));
+			free(freepath, M_TEMP);
 		}
 
-		strlcpy(kvo->kvo_path, fullpath, sizeof(kvo->kvo_path));
-		free(freepath, M_TEMP);
-
 		/* Pack record size down */
 		kvo->kvo_structsize = offsetof(struct kinfo_vmobject, kvo_path)
 		    + strlen(kvo->kvo_path) + 1;