diff --git a/sys/kern/vfs_syscalls.c b/sys/kern/vfs_syscalls.c
index 695010d1da0a..09fc8f3c3160 100644
--- a/sys/kern/vfs_syscalls.c
+++ b/sys/kern/vfs_syscalls.c
@@ -543,6 +543,7 @@ do_sys_mount(struct lwp *l, const char *type, enum uio_seg type_seg,
 {
 	struct vfsops *vfsops = NULL;	/* XXX gcc4.8 */
 	struct vnode *vp;
+	struct mount *mp;
 	void *data_buf = data;
 	bool vfsopsrele = false;
 	size_t alloc_sz = 0;
@@ -554,8 +555,11 @@ do_sys_mount(struct lwp *l, const char *type, enum uio_seg type_seg,
 	error = namei_simple_user(path, NSM_FOLLOW_TRYEMULROOT, &vp);
 	if (error != 0) {
 		vp = NULL;
+		mp = NULL;
 		goto done;
 	}
+	mp = vp->v_mount;
+	fstrans_start(mp);
 
 	if (flags & (MNT_GETARGS | MNT_UPDATE)) {
 		vfsops = vp->v_mount->mnt_op;
@@ -626,6 +630,8 @@ do_sys_mount(struct lwp *l, const char *type, enum uio_seg type_seg,
     done:
 	if (vfsopsrele)
 		vfs_delref(vfsops);
+	if (mp)
+		fstrans_done(mp);
     	if (vp != NULL) {
 	    	vrele(vp);
 	}