diff --git a/sys/ufs/ffs/ffs_snapshot.c b/sys/ufs/ffs/ffs_snapshot.c
index 0e2191feb14..8a4d3b4aaa3 100644
--- a/sys/ufs/ffs/ffs_snapshot.c
+++ b/sys/ufs/ffs/ffs_snapshot.c
@@ -424,12 +424,12 @@ loop:
 			MNT_ILOCK(mp);
 			continue;
 		}
-		if (snapdebug)
-			vprint("ffs_snapshot: busy vnode", xvp);
 		if (vn_lock(xvp, LK_EXCLUSIVE | LK_INTERLOCK, td) != 0) {
 			MNT_ILOCK(mp);
 			goto loop;
 		}
+		if (snapdebug)
+			vprint("ffs_snapshot: busy vnode", xvp);
 		if (VOP_GETATTR(xvp, &vat, td->td_ucred, td) == 0 &&
 		    vat.va_nlink > 0) {
 			VOP_UNLOCK(xvp, 0, td);