diff --git a/sys/fs/devfs/devfs_vnops.c b/sys/fs/devfs/devfs_vnops.c
index 813f3a5b530..649f492dc61 100644
--- a/sys/fs/devfs/devfs_vnops.c
+++ b/sys/fs/devfs/devfs_vnops.c
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ devfs_allocv(struct devfs_dirent *de, struct mount *mp, struct vnode **vpp, stru
 	} else {
 		vp->v_type = VBAD;
 	}
-	vn_lock(vp, LK_EXCLUSIVE | LK_RETRY);
+	vn_lock(vp, LK_EXCLUSIVE | LK_RETRY | LK_NOWITNESS);
 	mtx_lock(&devfs_de_interlock);
 	vp->v_data = de;
 	de->de_vnode = vp;