diff --git a/sys/kern/vfs_subr.c b/sys/kern/vfs_subr.c
index 8d5d5d14746..06ae4b1dda0 100644
--- a/sys/kern/vfs_subr.c
+++ b/sys/kern/vfs_subr.c
@@ -723,6 +723,8 @@ vdestroy(struct vnode *vp)
 	VNASSERT(bo->bo_clean.bv_root == NULL, vp, ("cleanblkroot not NULL"));
 	VNASSERT(bo->bo_dirty.bv_cnt == 0, vp, ("dirtybufcnt not 0"));
 	VNASSERT(bo->bo_dirty.bv_root == NULL, vp, ("dirtyblkroot not NULL"));
+	VNASSERT(TAILQ_EMPTY(&vp->v_cache_dst), vp, ("vp has namecache dst"));
+	VNASSERT(LIST_EMPTY(&vp->v_cache_src), vp, ("vp has namecache src"));
 #ifdef MAC
 	mac_destroy_vnode(vp);
 #endif