diff --git a/sys/kern/vfs_mount.c b/sys/kern/vfs_mount.c
index d6235086c51..5166ab4c518 100644
--- a/sys/kern/vfs_mount.c
+++ b/sys/kern/vfs_mount.c
@@ -1465,6 +1465,8 @@ vfs_mountroot(void)
 	panic("Root mount failed, startup aborted.");
 }
 
+void g_waitidle(void);
+
 /*
  * Mount (mountfrom) as the root filesystem.
  */
@@ -1483,6 +1485,8 @@ vfs_mountroot_try(char *mountfrom)
 	mp      = NULL;
 	error   = EINVAL;
 
+	g_waitidle();
+
 	if (mountfrom == NULL)
 		return(error);		/* don't complain */