diff --git a/src/afs/NBSD/osi_machdep.h b/src/afs/NBSD/osi_machdep.h
index d80ef35..8ce1de7 100644
--- a/src/afs/NBSD/osi_machdep.h
+++ b/src/afs/NBSD/osi_machdep.h
@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ typedef char * caddr_t;
 #define v_vfsp		v_mount
 
 /* vnode */
-#define VN_HOLD(vp)	(vget(vp, 0))
+#define VN_HOLD(vp)	(vref(vp))
 #define VN_RELE(vp)	(vrele(vp))
-#define osi_vnhold(avc, r) (VN_HOLD(AFSTOV(avc)))
+#define osi_vnhold(avc, r) does not work
 
 #define va_nodeid	va_fileid
 
diff --git a/src/afs/afs_osidnlc.c b/src/afs/afs_osidnlc.c
index 9d267e4..b18130f 100644
--- a/src/afs/afs_osidnlc.c
+++ b/src/afs/afs_osidnlc.c
@@ -200,6 +200,11 @@ osi_dnlc_lookup(struct vcache *adp, char *aname, int locktype)
 #ifdef AFS_DARWIN80_ENV
     vnode_t tvp;
 #endif
+#ifdef AFS_NETBSD_ENV
+    struct vnode *vp;
+    int error;
+#endif
+
 
     if (!afs_usednlc)
       return 0;
@@ -212,6 +217,9 @@ osi_dnlc_lookup(struct vcache *adp, char *aname, int locktype)
     TRACE(osi_dnlc_lookupT, skey);
     dnlcstats.lookups++;
 
+#ifdef AFS_NETBSD_ENV
+retry:
+#endif
     ObtainReadLock(&afs_xvcache);
     ObtainReadLock(&afs_xdnlc);
 
@@ -267,6 +275,17 @@ osi_dnlc_lookup(struct vcache *adp, char *aname, int locktype)
 	    osi_dnlc_remove(adp, aname, tvc);
 	    return 0;
 	}
+#elif defined(AFS_NETBSD_ENV)
+	vp = AFSTOV(tvc);
+	mutex_enter(vp->v_interlock);
+	ReleaseReadLock(&afs_xvcache);
+	error = vget(vp, 0);
+	if (error) {
+	    if (error == ENOENT)
+		goto retry;
+	    return 0;
+	}
+	return tvc;
 #else
 	osi_vnhold(tvc, 0);
 #endif