diff --git a/sys/vm/vm_fault.c b/sys/vm/vm_fault.c
--- a/sys/vm/vm_fault.c
+++ b/sys/vm/vm_fault.c
@@ -1441,8 +1441,7 @@
 	}
 	vm_object_pip_wakeup(fs->object);
 	vm_fault_unlock_map(fs);
-	if (fs->m != vm_page_lookup(fs->object, fs->pindex) ||
-	    !vm_page_busy_sleep(fs->m, "vmpfw", 0))
+	if (!vm_page_busy_sleep(fs->m, "vmpfw", 0))
 		VM_OBJECT_UNLOCK(fs->object);
 	VM_CNT_INC(v_intrans);
 	vm_object_deallocate(fs->first_object);