diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_synch.c b/sys/kern/kern_synch.c
index d4f00031be6..1a19e67bc21 100644
--- a/sys/kern/kern_synch.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_synch.c
@@ -381,15 +381,21 @@ refcount_release_last(volatile u_int *count, u_int n, u_int old)
  * a precise answer should use refcount_wait().
  */
 void
-refcount_sleep(volatile u_int *count, const char *wmesg, int pri)
+_refcount_sleep(volatile u_int *count, struct lock_object *lock,
+    const char *wmesg, int pri)
 {
 	void *wchan;
 	u_int old;
 
-	if (REFCOUNT_COUNT(*count) == 0)
+	if (REFCOUNT_COUNT(*count) == 0) {
+		if (lock != NULL)
+			LOCK_CLASS(lock)->lc_unlock(lock);
 		return;
+	}
 	wchan = __DEVOLATILE(void *, count);
 	sleepq_lock(wchan);
+	if (lock != NULL)
+		LOCK_CLASS(lock)->lc_unlock(lock);
 	old = *count;
 	for (;;) {
 		if (REFCOUNT_COUNT(old) == 0) {
diff --git a/sys/sys/refcount.h b/sys/sys/refcount.h
index 17fabcc90fc..24fa14dbb3a 100644
--- a/sys/sys/refcount.h
+++ b/sys/sys/refcount.h
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
 #define	REFCOUNT_COUNT(x)		((x) & ~REFCOUNT_WAITER)
 
 bool refcount_release_last(volatile u_int *count, u_int n, u_int old);
-void refcount_sleep(volatile u_int *count, const char *wmesg, int prio);
 
 /*
  * Attempt to handle reference count overflow and underflow.  Force the counter
@@ -135,6 +134,21 @@ refcount_release(volatile u_int *count)
 	return (refcount_releasen(count, 1));
 }
 
+#ifdef _KERNEL
+struct lock_object;
+void _refcount_sleep(volatile u_int *count, struct lock_object *,
+    const char *wmesg, int prio);
+
+static __inline void
+refcount_sleep(volatile u_int *count, const char *wmesg, int prio)
+{
+
+	_refcount_sleep(count, NULL, wmesg, prio);
+}
+
+#define	refcount_sleep_interlock(count, lock, wmesg, prio)		\
+	_refcount_sleep((count), (struct lock_object *)(lock), (wmesg), (prio))
+
 static __inline void
 refcount_wait(volatile u_int *count, const char *wmesg, int prio)
 {
@@ -142,6 +156,7 @@ refcount_wait(volatile u_int *count, const char *wmesg, int prio)
 	while (*count != 0)
 		refcount_sleep(count, wmesg, prio);
 }
+#endif
 
 /*
  * This functions returns non-zero if the refcount was