diff --git a/sys/kern/vfs_subr.c b/sys/kern/vfs_subr.c
index 539bffb6f312..5bf56ac7475d 100644
--- a/sys/kern/vfs_subr.c
+++ b/sys/kern/vfs_subr.c
@@ -1976,7 +1976,10 @@ vtryrecycle(struct vnode *vp, bool isvnlru)
 	 * will skip over it.
 	 */
 	VI_LOCK(vp);
+	vn_seqc_write_begin_locked(vp);
+	atomic_thread_fence_seq_cst();
 	if (vp->v_usecount) {
+		vn_seqc_write_end_locked(vp);
 		VOP_UNLOCK(vp);
 		vdropl_recycle(vp);
 		vn_finished_write(vnmp);
@@ -1992,6 +1995,7 @@ vtryrecycle(struct vnode *vp, bool isvnlru)
 			counter_u64_add(direct_recycles_free_count, 1);
 		vgonel(vp);
 	}
+	vn_seqc_write_end_locked(vp);
 	VOP_UNLOCK(vp);
 	vdropl_recycle(vp);
 	vn_finished_write(vnmp);