diff --git a/lib/libjail/jail.c b/lib/libjail/jail.c
index 69386e5118b6..af0e40a0dc45 100644
--- a/lib/libjail/jail.c
+++ b/lib/libjail/jail.c
@@ -885,36 +885,20 @@ jailparam_type(struct jailparam *jp)
 		 * the "no" counterpart to a boolean.
 		 */
 		nname = nononame(jp->jp_name);
-		if (nname != NULL) {
-			snprintf(desc.s, sizeof(desc.s), SJPARAM ".%s", nname);
-			free(nname);
-			miblen = sizeof(mib) - 2 * sizeof(int);
-			if (sysctl(mib, 2, mib + 2, &miblen, desc.s,
-			    strlen(desc.s)) >= 0) {
-				mib[1] = 4;
-				desclen = sizeof(desc);
-				if (sysctl(mib, (miblen / sizeof(int)) + 2,
-				    &desc, &desclen, NULL, 0) < 0) {
-					snprintf(jail_errmsg,
-					    JAIL_ERRMSGLEN,
-					    "sysctl(0.4.%s): %s", desc.s,
-					    strerror(errno));
-					return (-1);
-				}
-				if ((desc.i & CTLTYPE) == CTLTYPE_INT &&
-				    desc.s[0] == 'B') {
-					jp->jp_ctltype = desc.i;
-					jp->jp_flags |= JP_NOBOOL;
-					jp->jp_valuelen = sizeof(int);
-					return (0);
-				}
-			}
+		if (nname == NULL) {
+		unknown_parameter:
+			snprintf(jail_errmsg, JAIL_ERRMSGLEN,
+			    "unknown parameter: %s", jp->jp_name);
+			errno = ENOENT;
+			return (-1);
 		}
-	unknown_parameter:
-		snprintf(jail_errmsg, JAIL_ERRMSGLEN,
-		    "unknown parameter: %s", jp->jp_name);
-		errno = ENOENT;
-		return (-1);
+		snprintf(desc.s, sizeof(desc.s), SJPARAM ".%s", nname);
+		free(nname);
+		miblen = sizeof(mib) - 2 * sizeof(int);
+		if (sysctl(mib, 2, mib + 2, &miblen, desc.s,
+		    strlen(desc.s)) < 0)
+			goto unknown_parameter;
+		jp->jp_flags |= JP_NOBOOL;
 	}
  mib_desc:
 	mib[1] = 4;
@@ -925,6 +909,16 @@ jailparam_type(struct jailparam *jp)
 		    "sysctl(0.4.%s): %s", jp->jp_name, strerror(errno));
 		return (-1);
 	}
+	jp->jp_ctltype = desc.i;
+	/* If this came from removing a "no", it better be a boolean. */
+	if (jp->jp_flags & JP_NOBOOL) {
+		if ((desc.i & CTLTYPE) == CTLTYPE_INT && desc.s[0] == 'B') {
+			jp->jp_valuelen = sizeof(int);
+			return (0);
+		}
+		else if ((desc.i & CTLTYPE) != CTLTYPE_NODE)
+			goto unknown_parameter;
+	}
 	/* See if this is an array type. */
 	p = strchr(desc.s, '\0');
 	isarray  = 0;
@@ -935,7 +929,6 @@ jailparam_type(struct jailparam *jp)
 		p[-2] = 0;
 	}
 	/* Look for types we understand. */
-	jp->jp_ctltype = desc.i;
 	switch (desc.i & CTLTYPE) {
 	case CTLTYPE_INT:
 		if (desc.s[0] == 'B')