diff --git a/sys/sys/syscallsubr.h b/sys/sys/syscallsubr.h
index 9a9dbe7d424..34ffa13cedc 100644
--- a/sys/sys/syscallsubr.h
+++ b/sys/sys/syscallsubr.h
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ int	kern_lseek(struct thread *td, int fd, off_t offset, int whence);
 int	kern_lutimes(struct thread *td, char *path, enum uio_seg pathseg,
 	    struct timeval *tptr, enum uio_seg tptrseg);
 int	kern_madvise(struct thread *td, uintptr_t addr, size_t len, int behav);
+int	kern_mincore(struct thread *td, uintptr_t addr, size_t len, char *vec);
 int	kern_mkdirat(struct thread *td, int fd, char *path,
 	    enum uio_seg segflg, int mode);
 int	kern_mkfifoat(struct thread *td, int fd, char *path,
diff --git a/sys/vm/vm_mmap.c b/sys/vm/vm_mmap.c
index 9631ea82f87..325421fcafe 100644
--- a/sys/vm/vm_mmap.c
+++ b/sys/vm/vm_mmap.c
@@ -710,12 +710,18 @@ struct mincore_args {
 
 int
 sys_mincore(struct thread *td, struct mincore_args *uap)
+{
+
+	return (kern_mincore(td, (uintptr_t)uap->addr, uap->len, uap->vec));
+}
+
+int
+kern_mincore(struct thread *td, uintptr_t addr0, size_t len, char *vec)
 {
 	vm_offset_t addr, first_addr;
 	vm_offset_t end, cend;
 	pmap_t pmap;
 	vm_map_t map;
-	char *vec;
 	int error = 0;
 	int vecindex, lastvecindex;
 	vm_map_entry_t current;
@@ -732,17 +738,12 @@ sys_mincore(struct thread *td, struct mincore_args *uap)
 	 * Make sure that the addresses presented are valid for user
 	 * mode.
 	 */
-	first_addr = addr = trunc_page((vm_offset_t) uap->addr);
-	end = addr + (vm_size_t)round_page(uap->len);
+	first_addr = addr = trunc_page(addr0);
+	end = addr + (vm_size_t)round_page(len);
 	map = &td->td_proc->p_vmspace->vm_map;
 	if (end > vm_map_max(map) || end < addr)
 		return (ENOMEM);
 
-	/*
-	 * Address of byte vector
-	 */
-	vec = uap->vec;
-
 	pmap = vmspace_pmap(td->td_proc->p_vmspace);
 
 	vm_map_lock_read(map);