diff --git a/sys/vm/vm_pager.h b/sys/vm/vm_pager.h
index aa1b7f078c9..62265a23d27 100644
--- a/sys/vm/vm_pager.h
+++ b/sys/vm/vm_pager.h
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ static __inline void
 vm_pager_page_unswapped(vm_page_t m)
 {
 
-	VM_OBJECT_ASSERT_WLOCKED(m->object);
+	VM_OBJECT_ASSERT_LOCKED(m->object);
 	if (pagertab[m->object->type]->pgo_pageunswapped)
 		(*pagertab[m->object->type]->pgo_pageunswapped)(m);
 }