diff --git a/sys/vm/vm_page.c b/sys/vm/vm_page.c
index 780607716fb..89d6febebb7 100644
--- a/sys/vm/vm_page.c
+++ b/sys/vm/vm_page.c
@@ -1341,7 +1341,8 @@ vm_page_cache(vm_page_t m)
 	int s;
 
 	mtx_assert(&vm_page_queue_mtx, MA_OWNED);
-	if ((m->flags & (PG_BUSY|PG_UNMANAGED)) || m->busy || m->wire_count) {
+	if ((m->flags & (PG_BUSY|PG_UNMANAGED)) || m->busy ||
+	    m->hold_count || m->wire_count) {
 		printf("vm_page_cache: attempting to cache busy page\n");
 		return;
 	}