diff --git a/sys/kern/vfs_cache.c b/sys/kern/vfs_cache.c
index c963f8227f6..0ed71900709 100644
--- a/sys/kern/vfs_cache.c
+++ b/sys/kern/vfs_cache.c
@@ -1162,6 +1162,8 @@ retry_dotdot:
 			SDT_PROBE3(vfs, namecache, lookup, miss, dvp,
 			    "..", NULL);
 			mtx_unlock(dvlp);
+			if (dvlp2 != NULL)
+				mtx_unlock(dvlp2);
 			return (0);
 		}
 		if ((ncp->nc_flag & NCF_ISDOTDOT) != 0) {