diff --git a/sys/kern/vfs_subr.c b/sys/kern/vfs_subr.c
index 270dab02bf3..ee570f216b4 100644
--- a/sys/kern/vfs_subr.c
+++ b/sys/kern/vfs_subr.c
@@ -5122,14 +5122,10 @@ int
 vn_need_pageq_flush(struct vnode *vp)
 {
 	struct vm_object *obj;
-	int need;
 
-	MPASS(mtx_owned(VI_MTX(vp)));
-	need = 0;
-	if ((obj = vp->v_object) != NULL && (vp->v_vflag & VV_NOSYNC) == 0 &&
-	    vm_object_mightbedirty(obj))
-		need = 1;
-	return (need);
+	obj = vp->v_object;
+	return (obj != NULL && (vp->v_vflag & VV_NOSYNC) == 0 &&
+	    vm_object_mightbedirty(obj));
 }
 
 /*