diff --git a/sys/kern/vfs_subr.c b/sys/kern/vfs_subr.c
index 55846664b1c6..311ea54b6aa0 100644
--- a/sys/kern/vfs_subr.c
+++ b/sys/kern/vfs_subr.c
@@ -753,7 +753,7 @@ vnlru_proc(void)
 			mtx_unlock(&vnode_free_list_mtx);
 			vnlruproc_sig = 0;
 			wakeup(&vnlruproc_sig);
-			tsleep(vnlruproc, PVFS, "vlruwt", 0);
+			tsleep(vnlruproc, PVFS, "vlruwt", hz);
 			continue;
 		}
 		mtx_unlock(&vnode_free_list_mtx);