diff --git a/sys/fs/nullfs/null_vnops.c b/sys/fs/nullfs/null_vnops.c
index a921d7ae084e..7355090a23d2 100644
--- a/sys/fs/nullfs/null_vnops.c
+++ b/sys/fs/nullfs/null_vnops.c
@@ -714,6 +714,8 @@ null_unlock(struct vop_unlock_args *ap)
 	struct vnode *lvp;
 	int error;
 
+	if (ap->a_flags & LK_INTERLOCK)
+		panic("%s: LK_INTERLOCK passed", __func__);
 	nn = VTONULL(vp);
 	if (nn != NULL && (lvp = NULLVPTOLOWERVP(vp)) != NULL) {
 		vholdnz(lvp);
diff --git a/sys/kern/vfs_subr.c b/sys/kern/vfs_subr.c
index 907b071020d7..a09c4baefb5b 100644
--- a/sys/kern/vfs_subr.c
+++ b/sys/kern/vfs_subr.c
@@ -1034,8 +1034,8 @@ vlrureclaim(struct mount *mp, bool reclaim_nc_src, int trigger)
 		    (vp->v_iflag & VI_FREE) != 0 ||
 		    (vp->v_object != NULL &&
 		    vp->v_object->resident_page_count > trigger)) {
-			VOP_UNLOCK(vp, LK_INTERLOCK);
-			vdrop(vp);
+			VOP_UNLOCK(vp, 0);
+			vdropl(vp);
 			goto next_iter_mntunlocked;
 		}
 		KASSERT((vp->v_iflag & VI_DOOMED) == 0,
@@ -1398,7 +1398,8 @@ vtryrecycle(struct vnode *vp)
 	 */
 	VI_LOCK(vp);
 	if (vp->v_usecount) {
-		VOP_UNLOCK(vp, LK_INTERLOCK);
+		VOP_UNLOCK(vp, 0);
+		VI_UNLOCK(vp);
 		vn_finished_write(vnmp);
 		CTR2(KTR_VFS,
 		    "%s: impossible to recycle, %p is already referenced",
@@ -1409,7 +1410,8 @@ vtryrecycle(struct vnode *vp)
 		counter_u64_add(recycles_count, 1);
 		vgonel(vp);
 	}
-	VOP_UNLOCK(vp, LK_INTERLOCK);
+	VOP_UNLOCK(vp, 0);
+	VI_UNLOCK(vp);
 	vn_finished_write(vnmp);
 	return (0);
 }