--- sys/ufs/ffs/ffs_softdep.c-orig	2007-10-05 23:00:59.000000000 -0500
+++ sys/ufs/ffs/ffs_softdep.c	2007-10-05 23:06:19.000000000 -0500
@@ -3631,8 +3631,7 @@
 			add_to_worklist(&dirrem->dm_list);
 		FREE_LOCK(&lk);
 		vput(vp);
-		if (xp == NULL)
-			handle_workitem_remove(dirrem, NULL);
+		handle_workitem_remove(dirrem, NULL);
 		return;
 	}
 	WORKLIST_INSERT(&inodedep->id_inowait, &dirrem->dm_list);