diff --git a/sys/compat/linux/linux_misc.c b/sys/compat/linux/linux_misc.c
index 85cd13b909a..4c6b53f766f 100644
--- a/sys/compat/linux/linux_misc.c
+++ b/sys/compat/linux/linux_misc.c
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ linux_uselib(struct thread *td, struct linux_uselib_args *args)
 	 * XXX: This code should make use of vn_open(), rather than doing
 	 * all this stuff itself.
 	 */
-	NDINIT(&ni, LOOKUP, FOLLOW|LOCKLEAF, UIO_SYSSPACE, library, td);
+	NDINIT(&ni, LOOKUP, ISOPEN|FOLLOW|LOCKLEAF, UIO_SYSSPACE, library, td);
 	error = namei(&ni);
 	LFREEPATH(library);
 	if (error)
diff --git a/sys/i386/ibcs2/imgact_coff.c b/sys/i386/ibcs2/imgact_coff.c
index b6c6cae8c26..a7ab6075d64 100644
--- a/sys/i386/ibcs2/imgact_coff.c
+++ b/sys/i386/ibcs2/imgact_coff.c
@@ -171,7 +171,8 @@ coff_load_file(struct thread *td, char *name)
   	unsigned long bss_size = 0;
   	int i;
 
-	NDINIT(&nd, LOOKUP, LOCKLEAF | FOLLOW | SAVENAME, UIO_SYSSPACE, name, td);
+	NDINIT(&nd, LOOKUP, ISOPEN | LOCKLEAF | FOLLOW | SAVENAME,
+	    UIO_SYSSPACE, name, td);
 
   	error = namei(&nd);
   	if (error)
diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_exec.c b/sys/kern/kern_exec.c
index 97836156001..52e1c686704 100644
--- a/sys/kern/kern_exec.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_exec.c
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ do_execve(td, args, mac_p)
 	 *	in ni_vp amoung other things.
 	 */
 	ndp = &nd;
-	NDINIT(ndp, LOOKUP, LOCKLEAF | FOLLOW | SAVENAME,
+	NDINIT(ndp, LOOKUP, ISOPEN | LOCKLEAF | FOLLOW | SAVENAME,
 	    UIO_SYSSPACE, args->fname, td);
 
 	mtx_lock(&Giant);
diff --git a/sys/kern/vfs_vnops.c b/sys/kern/vfs_vnops.c
index b51880c5ebd..084f3109be6 100644
--- a/sys/kern/vfs_vnops.c
+++ b/sys/kern/vfs_vnops.c
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ restart:
 	fmode = *flagp;
 	if (fmode & O_CREAT) {
 		ndp->ni_cnd.cn_nameiop = CREATE;
-		ndp->ni_cnd.cn_flags = LOCKPARENT | LOCKLEAF | MPSAFE;
+		ndp->ni_cnd.cn_flags = ISOPEN | LOCKPARENT | LOCKLEAF | MPSAFE;
 		if ((fmode & O_EXCL) == 0 && (fmode & O_NOFOLLOW) == 0)
 			ndp->ni_cnd.cn_flags |= FOLLOW;
 		bwillwrite();
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ restart:
 		}
 	} else {
 		ndp->ni_cnd.cn_nameiop = LOOKUP;
-		ndp->ni_cnd.cn_flags =
+		ndp->ni_cnd.cn_flags = ISOPEN |
 		    ((fmode & O_NOFOLLOW) ? NOFOLLOW : FOLLOW) |
 		    LOCKSHARED | LOCKLEAF | MPSAFE;
 		if ((error = namei(ndp)) != 0)
diff --git a/sys/vm/swap_pager.c b/sys/vm/swap_pager.c
index eca68b6a19c..f4d61fbc993 100644
--- a/sys/vm/swap_pager.c
+++ b/sys/vm/swap_pager.c
@@ -2025,7 +2025,7 @@ swapon(struct thread *td, struct swapon_args *uap)
 		goto done;
 	}
 
-	NDINIT(&nd, LOOKUP, FOLLOW, UIO_USERSPACE, uap->name, td);
+	NDINIT(&nd, LOOKUP, ISOPEN | FOLLOW, UIO_USERSPACE, uap->name, td);
 	error = namei(&nd);
 	if (error)
 		goto done;