diff --git a/sys/kern/vfs_cache.c b/sys/kern/vfs_cache.c
index 5b0cd64146ad..b23a58d462e2 100644
--- a/sys/kern/vfs_cache.c
+++ b/sys/kern/vfs_cache.c
@@ -5334,6 +5334,7 @@ cache_fplookup_symlink(struct cache_fpl *fpl)
 	struct nameidata *ndp;
 	struct componentname *cnp;
 	struct vnode *dvp, *tvp;
+	struct pwd *pwd;
 	int error;
 
 	ndp = fpl->ndp;
@@ -5379,7 +5380,9 @@ cache_fplookup_symlink(struct cache_fpl *fpl)
 	if (*(cnp->cn_nameptr) == '/') {
 		fpl->dvp = cache_fpl_handle_root(fpl);
 		fpl->dvp_seqc = vn_seqc_read_any(fpl->dvp);
-		if (seqc_in_modify(fpl->dvp_seqc)) {
+		pwd = *(fpl->pwd);
+		if (seqc_in_modify(fpl->dvp_seqc) ||
+		    pwd->pwd_adir != pwd->pwd_rdir) {
 			return (cache_fpl_aborted(fpl));
 		}
 		/*