diff --git a/sys/kern/vfs_conf.c b/sys/kern/vfs_conf.c
index a60bef0a68e..04cf2b15a48 100644
--- a/sys/kern/vfs_conf.c
+++ b/sys/kern/vfs_conf.c
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ vfs_mountroot_try(char *mountfrom)
 	char		*vfsname, *path;
 	int		error;
 	char		patt[32];
+	int		s;
 
 	vfsname = NULL;
 	path    = NULL;
@@ -175,7 +176,9 @@ vfs_mountroot_try(char *mountfrom)
 	if (mountfrom == NULL)
 		return(error);		/* don't complain */
 
+	s = splcam();			/* Overkill, but annoying without it */
 	printf("Mounting root from %s\n", mountfrom);
+	splx(s);
 
 	/* parse vfs name and path */
 	vfsname = malloc(MFSNAMELEN, M_MOUNT, M_WAITOK);
diff --git a/sys/kern/vfs_mount.c b/sys/kern/vfs_mount.c
index a60bef0a68e..04cf2b15a48 100644
--- a/sys/kern/vfs_mount.c
+++ b/sys/kern/vfs_mount.c
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ vfs_mountroot_try(char *mountfrom)
 	char		*vfsname, *path;
 	int		error;
 	char		patt[32];
+	int		s;
 
 	vfsname = NULL;
 	path    = NULL;
@@ -175,7 +176,9 @@ vfs_mountroot_try(char *mountfrom)
 	if (mountfrom == NULL)
 		return(error);		/* don't complain */
 
+	s = splcam();			/* Overkill, but annoying without it */
 	printf("Mounting root from %s\n", mountfrom);
+	splx(s);
 
 	/* parse vfs name and path */
 	vfsname = malloc(MFSNAMELEN, M_MOUNT, M_WAITOK);