diff --git a/sys/kern/vfs_subr.c b/sys/kern/vfs_subr.c
index b1f745e1e14..5ff6e5b9b16 100644
--- a/sys/kern/vfs_subr.c
+++ b/sys/kern/vfs_subr.c
@@ -2846,8 +2846,8 @@ vget_finish(struct vnode *vp, int flags, enum vgetstate vs)
 	 */
 	if (refcount_acquire_if_not_zero(&vp->v_usecount)) {
 #ifdef INVARIANTS
-		int old = atomic_fetchadd_int(&vp->v_holdcnt, -1) - 1;
-		VNASSERT(old > 0, vp, ("%s: wrong hold count", __func__));
+		int old = atomic_fetchadd_int(&vp->v_holdcnt, -1);
+		VNASSERT(old > 1, vp, ("%s: wrong hold count %d", __func__, old));
 #else
 		refcount_release(&vp->v_holdcnt);
 #endif
@@ -2872,8 +2872,8 @@ vget_finish(struct vnode *vp, int flags, enum vgetstate vs)
 	 */
 	if (refcount_acquire_if_not_zero(&vp->v_usecount)) {
 #ifdef INVARIANTS
-		int old = atomic_fetchadd_int(&vp->v_holdcnt, -1) - 1;
-		VNASSERT(old > 0, vp, ("%s: wrong hold count", __func__));
+		int old = atomic_fetchadd_int(&vp->v_holdcnt, -1);
+		VNASSERT(old > 1, vp, ("%s: wrong hold count %d", __func__, old));
 #else
 		refcount_release(&vp->v_holdcnt);
 #endif
@@ -2953,7 +2953,7 @@ vrefact(struct vnode *vp)
 	CTR2(KTR_VFS, "%s: vp %p", __func__, vp);
 #ifdef INVARIANTS
 	int old = atomic_fetchadd_int(&vp->v_usecount, 1);
-	VNASSERT(old > 0, vp, ("%s: wrong use count", __func__));
+	VNASSERT(old > 0, vp, ("%s: wrong use count %d", __func__, old));
 #else
 	refcount_acquire(&vp->v_usecount);
 #endif
@@ -3189,7 +3189,7 @@ vholdnz(struct vnode *vp)
 	CTR2(KTR_VFS, "%s: vp %p", __func__, vp);
 #ifdef INVARIANTS
 	int old = atomic_fetchadd_int(&vp->v_holdcnt, 1);
-	VNASSERT(old > 0, vp, ("%s: wrong hold count", __func__));
+	VNASSERT(old > 0, vp, ("%s: wrong hold count %d", __func__, old));
 #else
 	atomic_add_int(&vp->v_holdcnt, 1);
 #endif