Index: head/sys/vm/vm_fault.c
===================================================================
--- head/sys/vm/vm_fault.c
+++ head/sys/vm/vm_fault.c
@@ -722,7 +722,10 @@
 			 */
 			if (rv == VM_PAGER_ERROR || rv == VM_PAGER_BAD) {
 				vm_page_lock(fs.m);
-				vm_page_free(fs.m);
+				if (fs.m->wire_count == 0)
+					vm_page_free(fs.m);
+				else
+					vm_page_xunbusy_maybelocked(fs.m);
 				vm_page_unlock(fs.m);
 				fs.m = NULL;
 				unlock_and_deallocate(&fs);
@@ -742,7 +745,10 @@
 			 */
 			if (fs.object != fs.first_object) {
 				vm_page_lock(fs.m);
-				vm_page_free(fs.m);
+				if (fs.m->wire_count == 0)
+					vm_page_free(fs.m);
+				else
+					vm_page_xunbusy_maybelocked(fs.m);
 				vm_page_unlock(fs.m);
 				fs.m = NULL;
 			}