diff --git a/sys/kern/vfs_lock.c b/sys/kern/vfs_lock.c
index 2de5690..e770bf0 100644
--- a/sys/kern/vfs_lock.c
+++ b/sys/kern/vfs_lock.c
@@ -355,6 +355,12 @@ vhold(struct vnode *vp)
 	atomic_add_int(&vp->v_auxrefs, 1);
 }
 
+void
+vforcefin(struct vnode *vp)
+{
+	atomic_set_int(&vp->v_refcnt, VREF_FINALIZE);
+}
+
 /*
  * Remove an auxiliary reference from the vnode.
  */
diff --git a/sys/sys/vnode.h b/sys/sys/vnode.h
index 3067571..a12c9e7 100644
--- a/sys/sys/vnode.h
+++ b/sys/sys/vnode.h
@@ -556,6 +556,7 @@ void	vx_put (struct vnode *vp);
 int	vget (struct vnode *vp, int lockflag);
 void	vput (struct vnode *vp);
 void	vhold (struct vnode *);
+void	vforcefin(struct vnode *);
 void	vdrop (struct vnode *);
 void	vref (struct vnode *vp);
 void	vrele (struct vnode *vp);
diff --git a/sys/vfs/dirfs/dirfs_vnops.c b/sys/vfs/dirfs/dirfs_vnops.c
index 2e0a92d..a79468e 100644
--- a/sys/vfs/dirfs/dirfs_vnops.c
+++ b/sys/vfs/dirfs/dirfs_vnops.c
@@ -345,11 +345,10 @@ dirfs_close(struct vop_close_args *ap)
 	vop_stdclose(ap);
 
 	/*
-	 * XXX - Currently VOP_INACTIVE() is not being called unless there is
-	 * vnode pressure so, by now, call inactive directly on last close.
+	 * Force VOP_INACTIVE() on last close.
 	 */
 	if (vp->v_opencount == 0 && vp->v_writecount == 0)
-		VOP_INACTIVE(vp);
+		vforcefin(vp);
 
 	KTR_LOG(dirfs_close, dnp, dnp->dn_fd, vp->v_opencount,
 	    vp->v_writecount, error);