diff --git a/sys/amd64/amd64/pmap.c b/sys/amd64/amd64/pmap.c
index b2e204d6317..01675dca78e 100644
--- a/sys/amd64/amd64/pmap.c
+++ b/sys/amd64/amd64/pmap.c
@@ -2308,6 +2308,7 @@ retry:
 				    PG_PS_FRAME) | (va & PDRMASK), &pa))
 					goto retry;
 				m = PHYS_TO_VM_PAGE(pa);
+				vm_page_hold(m);
 			}
 		} else {
 			pte = *pmap_pde_to_pte(pdep, va);
@@ -2317,10 +2318,10 @@ retry:
 				    &pa))
 					goto retry;
 				m = PHYS_TO_VM_PAGE(pa);
+				if (m != NULL)
+					vm_page_hold(m);
 			}
 		}
-		if (m != NULL)
-			vm_page_hold(m);
 	}
 	PA_UNLOCK_COND(pa);
 	PMAP_UNLOCK(pmap);
diff --git a/sys/i386/i386/pmap.c b/sys/i386/i386/pmap.c
index 959ff7b1260..757ef640612 100644
--- a/sys/i386/i386/pmap.c
+++ b/sys/i386/i386/pmap.c
@@ -1673,6 +1673,7 @@ retry:
 				    PG_PS_FRAME) | (va & PDRMASK), &pa))
 					goto retry;
 				m = PHYS_TO_VM_PAGE(pa);
+				vm_page_hold(m);
 			}
 		} else {
 			pte = pmap_pte_ufast(pmap, va, pde);
@@ -1682,10 +1683,10 @@ retry:
 				    &pa))
 					goto retry;
 				m = PHYS_TO_VM_PAGE(pa);
+				if (m != NULL)
+					vm_page_hold(m);
 			}
 		}
-		if (m != NULL)
-			vm_page_hold(m);
 	}
 	PA_UNLOCK_COND(pa);
 	PMAP_UNLOCK(pmap);