diff --git a/sys/conf/Makefile.alpha b/sys/conf/Makefile.alpha
index 75de6af66d65..c744f5eb9da8 100644
--- a/sys/conf/Makefile.alpha
+++ b/sys/conf/Makefile.alpha
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #
 
 # Which version of config(8) is required.
-%VERSREQ=	500008
+%VERSREQ=	500009
 
 .if !defined(S)
 .if exists(./@/.)
diff --git a/sys/conf/Makefile.i386 b/sys/conf/Makefile.i386
index ae6932aad9cf..2347b26877e4 100644
--- a/sys/conf/Makefile.i386
+++ b/sys/conf/Makefile.i386
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #
 
 # Which version of config(8) is required.
-%VERSREQ=	500008
+%VERSREQ=	500009
 
 STD8X16FONT?=	iso
 
diff --git a/sys/conf/Makefile.ia64 b/sys/conf/Makefile.ia64
index eca64f778415..fbccd26c5544 100644
--- a/sys/conf/Makefile.ia64
+++ b/sys/conf/Makefile.ia64
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ MACHINE_ARCH=	ia64
 FMT=				# Needs to be blank for linux cross tools.
 
 # Which version of config(8) is required.
-%VERSREQ=	500008
+%VERSREQ=	500009
 
 STD8X16FONT?=	iso
 
diff --git a/sys/conf/Makefile.pc98 b/sys/conf/Makefile.pc98
index 54e1b724432d..5373c0e8000a 100644
--- a/sys/conf/Makefile.pc98
+++ b/sys/conf/Makefile.pc98
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #
 
 # Which version of config(8) is required.
-%VERSREQ=	500008
+%VERSREQ=	500009
 
 .if !defined(S)
 .if exists(./@/.)
diff --git a/sys/conf/Makefile.powerpc b/sys/conf/Makefile.powerpc
index a135913b1e53..9d228ea4bb4d 100644
--- a/sys/conf/Makefile.powerpc
+++ b/sys/conf/Makefile.powerpc
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #
 
 # Which version of config(8) is required.
-%VERSREQ=	500008
+%VERSREQ=	500009
 
 # Temporary stuff while we're still embryonic
 NO_MODULES?=	yes
diff --git a/sys/conf/Makefile.sparc64 b/sys/conf/Makefile.sparc64
index 3b4531907a0e..a98003fc8053 100644
--- a/sys/conf/Makefile.sparc64
+++ b/sys/conf/Makefile.sparc64
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ CWARNFLAGS=	-Wall -Wredundant-decls -Wnested-externs -Wstrict-prototypes \
 FMT=
 
 # Which version of config(8) is required.
-%VERSREQ=	500008
+%VERSREQ=	500009
 
 STD8X16FONT?=	iso
 
diff --git a/sys/kern/subr_param.c b/sys/kern/subr_param.c
index e6d149854b61..4d47f0fa622b 100644
--- a/sys/kern/subr_param.c
+++ b/sys/kern/subr_param.c
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ init_param2(int physpages)
 {
 
 	/* Base parameters */
-	if ((maxusers = MAXUSERS) == 0 || maxusers == 8) {
+	if ((maxusers = MAXUSERS) == 0) {
 		maxusers = physpages / (1024 * 1024 / PAGE_SIZE);
 		if (maxusers < 32)
 			maxusers = 32;