diff --git a/sys/vm/vm_page.c b/sys/vm/vm_page.c
--- a/sys/vm/vm_page.c
+++ b/sys/vm/vm_page.c
@@ -5232,6 +5232,11 @@
 				}
 				break;
 			}
+			if ((allocflags & VM_ALLOC_ZERO) != 0 &&
+			    vm_page_none_valid(m)) {
+				pmap_zero_page(m);
+				vm_page_valid(m);
+			}
 		} else {
 			if ((allocflags & VM_ALLOC_NOCREAT) != 0)
 				break;
@@ -5245,12 +5250,11 @@
 				goto retrylookup;
 			}
 			ma[i] = m;
-		}
-		if (vm_page_none_valid(m) &&
-		    (allocflags & VM_ALLOC_ZERO) != 0) {
-			if ((m->flags & PG_ZERO) == 0)
-				pmap_zero_page(m);
-			vm_page_valid(m);
+			if ((allocflags & VM_ALLOC_ZERO) != 0) {
+				if ((m->flags & PG_ZERO) == 0)
+					pmap_zero_page(m);
+				vm_page_valid(m);
+			}
 		}
 		vm_page_grab_release(m, allocflags);
 	}
@@ -5288,8 +5292,7 @@
 		if (m == NULL)
 			break;
 		if ((flags & VM_ALLOC_ZERO) != 0 && vm_page_none_valid(m)) {
-			if ((m->flags & PG_ZERO) == 0)
-				pmap_zero_page(m);
+			pmap_zero_page(m);
 			vm_page_valid(m);
 		}
 		/* m will still be wired or busy according to flags. */