diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_descrip.c b/sys/kern/kern_descrip.c
index e8e08f57196..65b1f74d310 100644
--- a/sys/kern/kern_descrip.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_descrip.c
@@ -5285,6 +5285,7 @@ struct fileops path_fileops = {
 	.fo_chown = badfo_chown,
 	.fo_sendfile = badfo_sendfile,
 	.fo_fill_kinfo = vn_fill_kinfo,
+	.fo_cmp = vn_cmp,
 	.fo_flags = DFLAG_PASSABLE,
 };
 
diff --git a/sys/kern/vfs_vnops.c b/sys/kern/vfs_vnops.c
index 40596263d55..dc2efee038b 100644
--- a/sys/kern/vfs_vnops.c
+++ b/sys/kern/vfs_vnops.c
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ struct 	fileops vnops = {
 	.fo_mmap = vn_mmap,
 	.fo_fallocate = vn_fallocate,
 	.fo_fspacectl = vn_fspacectl,
+	.fo_cmp = vn_cmp,
 	.fo_flags = DFLAG_PASSABLE | DFLAG_SEEKABLE
 };
 
@@ -4228,3 +4229,11 @@ vn_lktype_write(struct mount *mp, struct vnode *vp)
 		return (LK_SHARED);
 	return (LK_EXCLUSIVE);
 }
+
+int
+vn_cmp(struct file *fp1, struct file *fp2, struct thread *td)
+{
+	if (fp2->f_type != DTYPE_VNODE)
+		return (3);
+	return (kcmp_cmp((uintptr_t)fp1->f_vnode, (uintptr_t)fp2->f_vnode));
+}
diff --git a/sys/sys/vnode.h b/sys/sys/vnode.h
index c244eb13294..987cf995f60 100644
--- a/sys/sys/vnode.h
+++ b/sys/sys/vnode.h
@@ -818,6 +818,7 @@ int	vn_vget_ino_gen(struct vnode *vp, vn_get_ino_t alloc,
 	    void *alloc_arg, int lkflags, struct vnode **rvp);
 int	vn_utimes_perm(struct vnode *vp, struct vattr *vap,
 	    struct ucred *cred, struct thread *td);
+int	vn_cmp(struct file *, struct file *, struct thread *td);
 
 int	vn_io_fault_uiomove(char *data, int xfersize, struct uio *uio);
 int	vn_io_fault_pgmove(vm_page_t ma[], vm_offset_t offset, int xfersize,