diff --git a/sys/cddl/compat/opensolaris/kern/opensolaris_kobj.c b/sys/cddl/compat/opensolaris/kern/opensolaris_kobj.c
index 21b2f23..328bba1 100644
--- a/sys/cddl/compat/opensolaris/kern/opensolaris_kobj.c
+++ b/sys/cddl/compat/opensolaris/kern/opensolaris_kobj.c
@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@ kobj_open_file_vnode(const char *file)
 
 	flags = FREAD;
 	NDINIT(&nd, LOOKUP, MPSAFE, UIO_SYSSPACE, file, td);
-	error = vn_open_cred(&nd, &flags, O_NOFOLLOW, curthread->td_ucred, NULL);
+	error = vn_open_cred(&nd, &flags, O_NOFOLLOW, 0, curthread->td_ucred,
+	    NULL);
 	NDFREE(&nd, NDF_ONLY_PNBUF);
 	if (error != 0)
 		return (NULL);
diff --git a/sys/cddl/compat/opensolaris/sys/vnode.h b/sys/cddl/compat/opensolaris/sys/vnode.h
index 44741d2..bf11e67 100644
--- a/sys/cddl/compat/opensolaris/sys/vnode.h
+++ b/sys/cddl/compat/opensolaris/sys/vnode.h
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ vn_openat(char *pnamep, enum uio_seg seg, int filemode, int createmode,
 		vref(startvp);
 	NDINIT_ATVP(&nd, operation, MPSAFE, UIO_SYSSPACE, pnamep, startvp, td);
 	filemode |= O_NOFOLLOW;
-	error = vn_open_cred(&nd, &filemode, createmode, td->td_ucred, NULL);
+	error = vn_open_cred(&nd, &filemode, createmode, 0, td->td_ucred, NULL);
 	NDFREE(&nd, NDF_ONLY_PNBUF);
 	if (error == 0) {
 		/* We just unlock so we hold a reference. */
diff --git a/sys/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/uts/common/fs/zfs/zfs_vnops.c b/sys/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/uts/common/fs/zfs/zfs_vnops.c
index a7f47b2..2cf4304 100644
--- a/sys/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/uts/common/fs/zfs/zfs_vnops.c
+++ b/sys/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/uts/common/fs/zfs/zfs_vnops.c
@@ -4519,7 +4519,7 @@ vop_getextattr {
 	flags = FREAD;
 	NDINIT_ATVP(&nd, LOOKUP, NOFOLLOW | MPSAFE, UIO_SYSSPACE, attrname,
 	    xvp, td);
-	error = vn_open_cred(&nd, &flags, 0, ap->a_cred, NULL);
+	error = vn_open_cred(&nd, &flags, 0, 0, ap->a_cred, NULL);
 	vp = nd.ni_vp;
 	NDFREE(&nd, NDF_ONLY_PNBUF);
 	if (error != 0) {
@@ -4640,7 +4640,7 @@ vop_setextattr {
 	flags = FFLAGS(O_WRONLY | O_CREAT);
 	NDINIT_ATVP(&nd, LOOKUP, NOFOLLOW | MPSAFE, UIO_SYSSPACE, attrname,
 	    xvp, td);
-	error = vn_open_cred(&nd, &flags, 0600, ap->a_cred, NULL);
+	error = vn_open_cred(&nd, &flags, 0600, 0, ap->a_cred, NULL);
 	vp = nd.ni_vp;
 	NDFREE(&nd, NDF_ONLY_PNBUF);
 	if (error != 0) {
diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_alq.c b/sys/kern/kern_alq.c
index 5296928..a4ece79 100644
--- a/sys/kern/kern_alq.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_alq.c
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ alq_open(struct alq **alqp, const char *file, struct ucred *cred, int cmode,
 	NDINIT(&nd, LOOKUP, NOFOLLOW | MPSAFE, UIO_SYSSPACE, file, td);
 	flags = FWRITE | O_NOFOLLOW | O_CREAT;
 
-	error = vn_open_cred(&nd, &flags, cmode, cred, NULL);
+	error = vn_open_cred(&nd, &flags, cmode, 0, cred, NULL);
 	if (error)
 		return (error);
 
diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_sig.c b/sys/kern/kern_sig.c
index 5c1d553..57afc23 100644
--- a/sys/kern/kern_sig.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_sig.c
@@ -2940,7 +2940,8 @@ coredump(struct thread *td)
 restart:
 	NDINIT(&nd, LOOKUP, NOFOLLOW | MPSAFE, UIO_SYSSPACE, name, td);
 	flags = O_CREAT | FWRITE | O_NOFOLLOW;
-	error = vn_open(&nd, &flags, S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR, NULL);
+	error = vn_open_cred(&nd, &flags, S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR, VN_OPEN_NOAUDIT,
+	    NULL, NULL);
 	if (error) {
 #ifdef AUDIT
 		audit_proc_coredump(td, name, error);
diff --git a/sys/kern/vfs_default.c b/sys/kern/vfs_default.c
index 7b82a96..c98dad0 100644
--- a/sys/kern/vfs_default.c
+++ b/sys/kern/vfs_default.c
@@ -723,7 +723,7 @@ vop_stdvptocnp(struct vop_vptocnp_args *ap)
 	NDINIT_ATVP(&nd, LOOKUP, FOLLOW | LOCKLEAF, UIO_SYSSPACE,
 	    "..", vp, td);
 	flags = FREAD;
-	error = vn_open(&nd, &flags, 0, NULL);
+	error = vn_open_cred(&nd, &flags, 0, VN_OPEN_NOAUDIT, NULL, NULL);
 	if (error) {
 		vn_lock(vp, locked | LK_RETRY);
 		return (error);
diff --git a/sys/kern/vfs_vnops.c b/sys/kern/vfs_vnops.c
index 9ffb6a6..bef2804 100644
--- a/sys/kern/vfs_vnops.c
+++ b/sys/kern/vfs_vnops.c
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ vn_open(ndp, flagp, cmode, fp)
 {
 	struct thread *td = ndp->ni_cnd.cn_thread;
 
-	return (vn_open_cred(ndp, flagp, cmode, td->td_ucred, fp));
+	return (vn_open_cred(ndp, flagp, cmode, 0, td->td_ucred, fp));
 }
 
 /*
@@ -102,11 +102,8 @@ vn_open(ndp, flagp, cmode, fp)
  * due to the NDINIT being done elsewhere.
  */
 int
-vn_open_cred(ndp, flagp, cmode, cred, fp)
-	struct nameidata *ndp;
-	int *flagp, cmode;
-	struct ucred *cred;
-	struct file *fp;
+vn_open_cred(struct nameidata *ndp, int *flagp, int cmode, u_int vn_open_flags,
+    struct ucred *cred, struct file *fp)
 {
 	struct vnode *vp;
 	struct mount *mp;
@@ -124,9 +121,11 @@ restart:
 	if (fmode & O_CREAT) {
 		ndp->ni_cnd.cn_nameiop = CREATE;
 		ndp->ni_cnd.cn_flags = ISOPEN | LOCKPARENT | LOCKLEAF |
-		    MPSAFE | AUDITVNODE1;
+		    MPSAFE;
 		if ((fmode & O_EXCL) == 0 && (fmode & O_NOFOLLOW) == 0)
 			ndp->ni_cnd.cn_flags |= FOLLOW;
+		if (!(vn_open_flags & VN_OPEN_NOAUDIT))
+			ndp->ni_cnd.cn_flags |= AUDITVNODE1;
 		bwillwrite();
 		if ((error = namei(ndp)) != 0)
 			return (error);
@@ -181,9 +180,11 @@ restart:
 		ndp->ni_cnd.cn_nameiop = LOOKUP;
 		ndp->ni_cnd.cn_flags = ISOPEN |
 		    ((fmode & O_NOFOLLOW) ? NOFOLLOW : FOLLOW) |
-		    LOCKLEAF | MPSAFE | AUDITVNODE1;
+		    LOCKLEAF | MPSAFE;
 		if (!(fmode & FWRITE))
 			ndp->ni_cnd.cn_flags |= LOCKSHARED;
+		if (!(vn_open_flags & VN_OPEN_NOAUDIT))
+			ndp->ni_cnd.cn_flags |= AUDITVNODE1;
 		if ((error = namei(ndp)) != 0)
 			return (error);
 		if (!mpsafe)
diff --git a/sys/sys/vnode.h b/sys/sys/vnode.h
index 1e19bb6..7bd1aba 100644
--- a/sys/sys/vnode.h
+++ b/sys/sys/vnode.h
@@ -562,6 +562,9 @@ vn_canvmio(struct vnode *vp)
  */
 #include "vnode_if.h"
 
+/* vn_open_flags */
+#define	VN_OPEN_NOAUDIT		0x00000001
+
 /*
  * Public vnode manipulation functions.
  */
@@ -637,7 +640,7 @@ int	_vn_lock(struct vnode *vp, int flags, char *file, int line);
 #define vn_lock(vp, flags) _vn_lock(vp, flags, __FILE__, __LINE__)
 int	vn_open(struct nameidata *ndp, int *flagp, int cmode, struct file *fp);
 int	vn_open_cred(struct nameidata *ndp, int *flagp, int cmode,
-	    struct ucred *cred, struct file *fp);
+	    u_int vn_open_flags, struct ucred *cred, struct file *fp);
 int	vn_pollrecord(struct vnode *vp, struct thread *p, int events);
 int	vn_rdwr(enum uio_rw rw, struct vnode *vp, void *base,
 	    int len, off_t offset, enum uio_seg segflg, int ioflg,