diff --git a/sys/geom/journal/g_journal.c b/sys/geom/journal/g_journal.c
index 45814304b27..a3c996c9bb0 100644
--- a/sys/geom/journal/g_journal.c
+++ b/sys/geom/journal/g_journal.c
@@ -2976,7 +2976,7 @@ g_journal_do_switch(struct g_class *classp)
 		g_journal_switch_wait(sc);
 		mtx_unlock(&sc->sc_mtx);
 
-		vfs_write_resume(mp);
+		vfs_write_resume(mp, 0);
 next:
 		mtx_lock(&mountlist_mtx);
 		vfs_unbusy(mp);
diff --git a/sys/kern/vfs_vnops.c b/sys/kern/vfs_vnops.c
index bbe837acfef..203989da0f5 100644
--- a/sys/kern/vfs_vnops.c
+++ b/sys/kern/vfs_vnops.c
@@ -1642,7 +1642,7 @@ vfs_write_suspend(mp)
 	else
 		MNT_IUNLOCK(mp);
 	if ((error = VFS_SYNC(mp, MNT_SUSPEND)) != 0)
-		vfs_write_resume(mp);
+		vfs_write_resume(mp, 0);
 	return (error);
 }
 
@@ -1650,7 +1650,7 @@ vfs_write_suspend(mp)
  * Request a filesystem to resume write operations.
  */
 void
-vfs_write_resume_flags(struct mount *mp, int flags)
+vfs_write_resume(struct mount *mp, int flags)
 {
 
 	MNT_ILOCK(mp);
@@ -1677,13 +1677,6 @@ vfs_write_resume_flags(struct mount *mp, int flags)
 	}
 }
 
-void
-vfs_write_resume(struct mount *mp)
-{
-
-	vfs_write_resume_flags(mp, 0);
-}
-
 /*
  * Implement kqueues for files by translating it to vnode operation.
  */
diff --git a/sys/sys/vnode.h b/sys/sys/vnode.h
index f487f37e369..f841f82ecc3 100644
--- a/sys/sys/vnode.h
+++ b/sys/sys/vnode.h
@@ -703,8 +703,7 @@ int	vn_io_fault_uiomove(char *data, int xfersize, struct uio *uio);
 
 int	vfs_cache_lookup(struct vop_lookup_args *ap);
 void	vfs_timestamp(struct timespec *);
-void	vfs_write_resume(struct mount *mp);
-void	vfs_write_resume_flags(struct mount *mp, int flags);
+void	vfs_write_resume(struct mount *mp, int flags);
 int	vfs_write_suspend(struct mount *mp);
 int	vop_stdbmap(struct vop_bmap_args *);
 int	vop_stdfsync(struct vop_fsync_args *);
diff --git a/sys/ufs/ffs/ffs_snapshot.c b/sys/ufs/ffs/ffs_snapshot.c
index 5f67ae5a487..0c653c22ab6 100644
--- a/sys/ufs/ffs/ffs_snapshot.c
+++ b/sys/ufs/ffs/ffs_snapshot.c
@@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ out1:
 	/*
 	 * Resume operation on filesystem.
 	 */
-	vfs_write_resume_flags(vp->v_mount, VR_START_WRITE | VR_NO_SUSPCLR);
+	vfs_write_resume(vp->v_mount, VR_START_WRITE | VR_NO_SUSPCLR);
 	if (collectsnapstats && starttime.tv_sec > 0) {
 		nanotime(&endtime);
 		timespecsub(&endtime, &starttime);
diff --git a/sys/ufs/ffs/ffs_softdep.c b/sys/ufs/ffs/ffs_softdep.c
index 4ee16aba77b..16fe134fe73 100644
--- a/sys/ufs/ffs/ffs_softdep.c
+++ b/sys/ufs/ffs/ffs_softdep.c
@@ -2802,7 +2802,7 @@ journal_unsuspend(struct ufsmount *ump)
 		jblocks->jb_suspended = 0;
 		FREE_LOCK(&lk);
 		mp->mnt_susp_owner = curthread;
-		vfs_write_resume(mp);
+		vfs_write_resume(mp, 0);
 		ACQUIRE_LOCK(&lk);
 		return (1);
 	}
diff --git a/sys/ufs/ffs/ffs_suspend.c b/sys/ufs/ffs/ffs_suspend.c
index 9d8e2c1f292..3198c1a32f5 100644
--- a/sys/ufs/ffs/ffs_suspend.c
+++ b/sys/ufs/ffs/ffs_suspend.c
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ ffs_susp_dtor(void *data)
 	 */
 	mp->mnt_susp_owner = curthread;
 
-	vfs_write_resume(mp);
+	vfs_write_resume(mp, 0);
 	vfs_unbusy(mp);
 	ump->um_writesuspended = 0;
 
diff --git a/sys/ufs/ffs/ffs_vfsops.c b/sys/ufs/ffs/ffs_vfsops.c
index 83ae2023e24..0204613a6a1 100644
--- a/sys/ufs/ffs/ffs_vfsops.c
+++ b/sys/ufs/ffs/ffs_vfsops.c
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ ffs_mount(struct mount *mp)
 				error = ffs_flushfiles(mp, flags, td);
 			}
 			if (error) {
-				vfs_write_resume(mp);
+				vfs_write_resume(mp, 0);
 				return (error);
 			}
 			if (fs->fs_pendingblocks != 0 ||
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ ffs_mount(struct mount *mp)
 			if ((error = ffs_sbupdate(ump, MNT_WAIT, 0)) != 0) {
 				fs->fs_ronly = 0;
 				fs->fs_clean = 0;
-				vfs_write_resume(mp);
+				vfs_write_resume(mp, 0);
 				return (error);
 			}
 			if (MOUNTEDSOFTDEP(mp))
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ ffs_mount(struct mount *mp)
 			 * Allow the writers to note that filesystem
 			 * is ro now.
 			 */
-			vfs_write_resume(mp);
+			vfs_write_resume(mp, 0);
 		}
 		if ((mp->mnt_flag & MNT_RELOAD) &&
 		    (error = ffs_reload(mp, td, 0)) != 0)
@@ -1294,10 +1294,8 @@ ffs_unmount(mp, mntflags)
 			goto fail;
 		}
 	}
-	if (susp) {
-		vfs_write_resume(mp);
-		vn_start_write(NULL, &mp, V_WAIT);
-	}
+	if (susp)
+		vfs_write_resume(mp, VR_START_WRITE);
 	DROP_GIANT();
 	g_topology_lock();
 	if (ump->um_fsckpid > 0) {
@@ -1329,10 +1327,8 @@ ffs_unmount(mp, mntflags)
 	return (error);
 
 fail:
-	if (susp) {
-		vfs_write_resume(mp);
-		vn_start_write(NULL, &mp, V_WAIT);
-	}
+	if (susp)
+		vfs_write_resume(mp, VR_START_WRITE);
 #ifdef UFS_EXTATTR
 	if (e_restart) {
 		ufs_extattr_uepm_init(&ump->um_extattr);