diff --git a/sys/kern/vfs_subr.c b/sys/kern/vfs_subr.c
index 646339987ba..747cdf722cc 100644
--- a/sys/kern/vfs_subr.c
+++ b/sys/kern/vfs_subr.c
@@ -1961,25 +1961,11 @@ vn_alloc_hard(struct mount *mp, u_long rnumvnodes, bool bumped)
 
 	mtx_lock(&vnode_list_mtx);
 
-	if (vn_alloc_cyclecount != 0) {
-		rnumvnodes = atomic_load_long(&numvnodes);
-		if (rnumvnodes + 1 < desiredvnodes) {
-			vn_alloc_cyclecount = 0;
-			mtx_unlock(&vnode_list_mtx);
-			goto alloc;
-		}
-
-		rfreevnodes = vnlru_read_freevnodes();
-		if (rfreevnodes < wantfreevnodes) {
-			if (vn_alloc_cyclecount++ >= rfreevnodes) {
-				vn_alloc_cyclecount = 0;
-				vstir = true;
-			}
-		} else {
-			vn_alloc_cyclecount = 0;
-		}
+	rfreevnodes = vnlru_read_freevnodes();
+	if (vn_alloc_cyclecount++ >= rfreevnodes) {
+		vn_alloc_cyclecount = 0;
+		vstir = true;
 	}
-
 	/*
 	 * Grow the vnode cache if it will not be above its target max
 	 * after growing.  Otherwise, if the free list is nonempty, try