diff --git a/sys/vm/vm_page.c b/sys/vm/vm_page.c
index 0f41ea5a6bb..d21cc38f5e3 100644
--- a/sys/vm/vm_page.c
+++ b/sys/vm/vm_page.c
@@ -2352,10 +2352,6 @@ vm_page_alloc_contig_domain(vm_object_t object, vm_pindex_t pindex, int domain,
 		if (!vm_domain_alloc_fail(VM_DOMAIN(domain), object, req))
 			return (NULL);
 	}
-	for (m = m_ret; m < &m_ret[npages]; m++) {
-		vm_page_dequeue(m);
-		vm_page_alloc_check(m);
-	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Initialize the pages.  Only the PG_ZERO flag is inherited.
@@ -2376,6 +2372,8 @@ vm_page_alloc_contig_domain(vm_object_t object, vm_pindex_t pindex, int domain,
 	    memattr == VM_MEMATTR_DEFAULT)
 		memattr = object->memattr;
 	for (m = m_ret; m < &m_ret[npages]; m++) {
+		vm_page_dequeue(m);
+		vm_page_alloc_check(m);
 		m->a.flags = 0;
 		m->flags = (m->flags | PG_NODUMP) & flags;
 		m->busy_lock = busy_lock;