diff --git a/module/os/freebsd/zfs/zfs_acl.c b/module/os/freebsd/zfs/zfs_acl.c
index 334264f6d..4c473e1e3 100644
--- a/module/os/freebsd/zfs/zfs_acl.c
+++ b/module/os/freebsd/zfs/zfs_acl.c
@@ -1175,7 +1175,7 @@ zfs_aclset_common(znode_t *zp, zfs_acl_t *aclp, cred_t *cr, dmu_tx_t *tx)
 	int			count = 0;
 	zfs_acl_phys_t		acl_phys;
 
-	if (zp->z_zfsvfs->z_replay == B_FALSE) {
+	if (ZTOV(zp) != NULL && zp->z_zfsvfs->z_replay == B_FALSE) {
 		ASSERT_VOP_IN_SEQC(ZTOV(zp));
 	}
 
diff --git a/module/os/freebsd/zfs/zfs_znode_os.c b/module/os/freebsd/zfs/zfs_znode_os.c
index 8c10ba33d..34dc655ad 100644
--- a/module/os/freebsd/zfs/zfs_znode_os.c
+++ b/module/os/freebsd/zfs/zfs_znode_os.c
@@ -794,6 +794,10 @@ zfs_mknode(znode_t *dzp, vattr_t *vap, dmu_tx_t *tx, cred_t *cr,
 	(*zpp)->z_mode = mode;
 	(*zpp)->z_dnodesize = dnodesize;
 
+	vnode_t *vp = ZTOV(*zpp);
+	if (!(flag & IS_ROOT_NODE))
+		vn_seqc_write_begin(vp);
+
 	if (vap->va_mask & AT_XVATTR)
 		zfs_xvattr_set(*zpp, (xvattr_t *)vap, tx);
 
@@ -802,7 +806,7 @@ zfs_mknode(znode_t *dzp, vattr_t *vap, dmu_tx_t *tx, cred_t *cr,
 		VERIFY0(zfs_aclset_common(*zpp, acl_ids->z_aclp, cr, tx));
 	}
 	if (!(flag & IS_ROOT_NODE)) {
-		vnode_t *vp = ZTOV(*zpp);
+		vn_seqc_write_end(vp);
 		vp->v_vflag |= VV_FORCEINSMQ;
 		int err = insmntque(vp, zfsvfs->z_vfs);
 		vp->v_vflag &= ~VV_FORCEINSMQ;