diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_exec.c b/sys/kern/kern_exec.c
index df8e903e9fb..3873c5a8f1d 100644
--- a/sys/kern/kern_exec.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_exec.c
@@ -990,7 +990,6 @@ exec_map_first_page(imgp)
 			vm_page_lock(ma[0]);
 			vm_page_free(ma[0]);
 			vm_page_unlock(ma[0]);
-			vm_page_xunbusy(ma[0]);
 			VM_OBJECT_WUNLOCK(object);
 			return (EIO);
 		}
@@ -1018,7 +1017,6 @@ exec_map_first_page(imgp)
 				vm_page_lock(ma[i]);
 				vm_page_free(ma[i]);
 				vm_page_unlock(ma[i]);
-				vm_page_xunbusy(ma[i]);
 			}
 			VM_OBJECT_WUNLOCK(object);
 			return (EIO);