diff --git a/sys/amd64/linux32/linux32_machdep.c b/sys/amd64/linux32/linux32_machdep.c
index 541bf975d273..7b0b124c966b 100644
--- a/sys/amd64/linux32/linux32_machdep.c
+++ b/sys/amd64/linux32/linux32_machdep.c
@@ -495,7 +495,6 @@ linux_vfork(struct thread *td, struct linux_vfork_args *args)
 		return (error);
 	/* wait for the children to exit, ie. emulate vfork */
 	PROC_LOCK(p2);
-	p2->p_flag |= P_PPWAIT;
 	while (p2->p_flag & P_PPWAIT)
 	   	msleep(td->td_proc, &p2->p_mtx, PWAIT, "ppwait", 0);
 	PROC_UNLOCK(p2);
diff --git a/sys/i386/linux/linux_machdep.c b/sys/i386/linux/linux_machdep.c
index be8fce57e52b..849170b4fe8d 100644
--- a/sys/i386/linux/linux_machdep.c
+++ b/sys/i386/linux/linux_machdep.c
@@ -340,7 +340,6 @@ linux_vfork(struct thread *td, struct linux_vfork_args *args)
 		return (error);
 	/* wait for the children to exit, ie. emulate vfork */
 	PROC_LOCK(p2);
-	p2->p_flag |= P_PPWAIT;
 	while (p2->p_flag & P_PPWAIT)
 	   	msleep(td->td_proc, &p2->p_mtx, PWAIT, "ppwait", 0);
 	PROC_UNLOCK(p2);