diff --git a/sys/pc98/cbus/fdc.c b/sys/pc98/cbus/fdc.c
index d77cf022af3a..e3c166ec7052 100644
--- a/sys/pc98/cbus/fdc.c
+++ b/sys/pc98/cbus/fdc.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
  * SUCH DAMAGE.
  *
  *	from:	@(#)fd.c	7.4 (Berkeley) 5/25/91
- *	$Id: fd.c,v 1.35 1998/07/13 09:29:23 kato Exp $
+ *	$Id: fd.c,v 1.36 1998/07/16 10:27:49 kato Exp $
  *
  */
 
@@ -2024,6 +2024,8 @@ fdstate(fdcu_t fdcu, fdc_p fdc)
 				printf(
 		"fd%d: Seek to cyl %d failed; am at cyl %d (ST0 = 0x%x)\n",
 				       fdu, descyl, cyl, st0);
+				if (fdc->retry < 3)
+					fdc->retry = 3;
 				return(retrier(fdcu));
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/sys/pc98/pc98/fd.c b/sys/pc98/pc98/fd.c
index d77cf022af3a..e3c166ec7052 100644
--- a/sys/pc98/pc98/fd.c
+++ b/sys/pc98/pc98/fd.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
  * SUCH DAMAGE.
  *
  *	from:	@(#)fd.c	7.4 (Berkeley) 5/25/91
- *	$Id: fd.c,v 1.35 1998/07/13 09:29:23 kato Exp $
+ *	$Id: fd.c,v 1.36 1998/07/16 10:27:49 kato Exp $
  *
  */
 
@@ -2024,6 +2024,8 @@ fdstate(fdcu_t fdcu, fdc_p fdc)
 				printf(
 		"fd%d: Seek to cyl %d failed; am at cyl %d (ST0 = 0x%x)\n",
 				       fdu, descyl, cyl, st0);
+				if (fdc->retry < 3)
+					fdc->retry = 3;
 				return(retrier(fdcu));
 			}
 		}