diff --git a/sys/dev/vinum/vinumrequest.c b/sys/dev/vinum/vinumrequest.c
index e443cdeb4f0..0ad17e74cec 100644
--- a/sys/dev/vinum/vinumrequest.c
+++ b/sys/dev/vinum/vinumrequest.c
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ launch_requests(struct request *rq, int reviveok)
 		s = splbio();				    /* lock out the interrupt routines */
 		while ((drive->active >= DRIVE_MAXACTIVE)   /* it has too much to do already, */
 		||(vinum_conf.active >= VINUM_MAXACTIVE))   /* or too many requests globally */
-		    tsleep(&launch_requests, PRIBIO | PCATCH, "vinbuf", 0); /* wait for it to subside */
+		    tsleep(&launch_requests, PRIBIO, "vinbuf", 0); /* wait for it to subside */
 		drive->active++;
 		if (drive->active >= drive->maxactive)
 		    drive->maxactive = drive->active;