diff --git a/sys/ufs/ffs/ffs_vnops.c b/sys/ufs/ffs/ffs_vnops.c
index 9be46951c04..050a6f66be1 100644
--- a/sys/ufs/ffs/ffs_vnops.c
+++ b/sys/ufs/ffs/ffs_vnops.c
@@ -1552,6 +1552,12 @@ struct vop_closeextattr_args {
 	if (ap->a_commit && (vp->v_mount->mnt_flag & MNT_RDONLY) != 0)
 		return (EROFS);
 
+	if (ap->a_commit && DOINGSUJ(vp)) {
+		ASSERT_VOP_ELOCKED(vp, "ffs_closeextattr commit");
+		softdep_prealloc(vp, MNT_WAIT);
+		if (vp->v_data == NULL)
+			return (EBADF);
+	}
 	return (ffs_close_ea(vp, ap->a_commit, ap->a_cred, ap->a_td));
 }
 
@@ -1600,6 +1606,13 @@ vop_deleteextattr {
 		return (error);
 	}
 
+	if (DOINGSUJ(vp)) {
+		ASSERT_VOP_ELOCKED(vp, "ffs_deleteextattr");
+		softdep_prealloc(vp, MNT_WAIT);
+		if (vp->v_data == NULL)
+			return (EBADF);
+	}
+
 	error = ffs_open_ea(vp, ap->a_cred, ap->a_td);
 	if (error)
 		return (error);
@@ -1801,6 +1814,13 @@ vop_setextattr {
 		return (error);
 	}
 
+	if (DOINGSUJ(vp)) {
+		ASSERT_VOP_ELOCKED(vp, "ffs_deleteextattr");
+		softdep_prealloc(vp, MNT_WAIT);
+		if (vp->v_data == NULL)
+			return (EBADF);
+	}
+
 	error = ffs_open_ea(vp, ap->a_cred, ap->a_td);
 	if (error)
 		return (error);