--- src/sys/kern/vfs_syscalls.c	2007/09/03 17:06:21	1.120
+++ src/sys/kern/vfs_syscalls.c	2007/09/10 15:08:43	1.121
@@ -2113,13 +2113,14 @@ retry:
 		 * entry.  This is a hack at the moment.
 		 */
 		if (error == ESTALE) {
+			vput(vp);
 			cache_setunresolved(&nd->nl_nch);
 			error = cache_resolve(&nd->nl_nch, nd->nl_cred);
 			if (error == 0) {
-				vput(vp);
 				vp = NULL;
 				goto retry;
 			}
+			return(error);
 		}
 	}
 	vput(vp);