diff --git a/sys/nfsserver/nfs_syscalls.c b/sys/nfsserver/nfs_syscalls.c
index 9603c341e0c..87880897d84 100644
--- a/sys/nfsserver/nfs_syscalls.c
+++ b/sys/nfsserver/nfs_syscalls.c
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ nfssvc_nfsd(struct thread *td)
 				nfsd->nfsd_flag |= NFSD_WAITING;
 				nfsd_waiting++;
 				error = tsleep(nfsd, PSOCK | PCATCH,
-				    "nfsd", 0);
+				    "-", 0);
 				nfsd_waiting--;
 				if (error)
 					goto done;