diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_sendfile.c b/sys/kern/kern_sendfile.c
index ba1fc201c2de..63ef64cda577 100644
--- a/sys/kern/kern_sendfile.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_sendfile.c
@@ -188,20 +188,51 @@ sendfile_free_mext(struct mbuf *m)
 static void
 sendfile_free_mext_pg(struct mbuf *m)
 {
-	vm_page_t pg;
-	int flags, i;
-	bool cache_last;
+	vm_object_t object, object1;
+	vm_page_t p;
+	int count, i;
 
 	M_ASSERTEXTPG(m);
 
-	cache_last = m->m_ext.ext_flags & EXT_FLAG_CACHE_LAST;
-	flags = (m->m_ext.ext_flags & EXT_FLAG_NOCACHE) != 0 ? VPR_TRYFREE : 0;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < m->m_epg_npgs; i++) {
-		if (cache_last && i == m->m_epg_npgs - 1)
-			flags = 0;
-		pg = PHYS_TO_VM_PAGE(m->m_epg_pa[i]);
-		vm_page_release(pg, flags);
+	if ((m->m_ext.ext_flags & EXT_FLAG_NOCACHE) != 0) {
+		object = NULL;
+		count = m->m_epg_npgs -
+		    ((m->m_ext.ext_flags & EXT_FLAG_CACHE_LAST) != 0 ? 1 : 0);
+		for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+			p = PHYS_TO_VM_PAGE(m->m_epg_pa[i]);
+			if (object == NULL) {
+				object1 = atomic_load_ptr(&p->object);
+				if (__predict_false(object1 == NULL) ||
+				    !VM_OBJECT_TRYWLOCK(object1)) {
+					vm_page_release(p, 0);
+					continue;
+				}
+				if (__predict_false(object1 !=
+				    atomic_load_ptr(&p->object))) {
+					VM_OBJECT_WUNLOCK(object1);
+					vm_page_release(p, 0);
+					continue;
+				}
+				object = object1;
+			} else {
+				KASSERT(p->object == NULL ||
+				    p->object == object,
+				    ("%s: page %p object %p mismatch", __func__,
+				    p, object));
+			}
+			vm_page_release_locked(p, VPR_TRYFREE);
+		}
+		if (__predict_true(object != NULL))
+			VM_OBJECT_WUNLOCK(object);
+		if (i != m->m_epg_npgs) {
+			p = PHYS_TO_VM_PAGE(m->m_epg_pa[i]);
+			vm_page_release(p, 0);
+		}
+	} else {
+		for (i = 0; i < m->m_epg_npgs; i++) {
+			p = PHYS_TO_VM_PAGE(m->m_epg_pa[i]);
+			vm_page_release(p, 0);
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (m->m_ext.ext_flags & EXT_FLAG_SYNC) {