diff --git a/sys/ufs/ufs/ufs_dirhash.c b/sys/ufs/ufs/ufs_dirhash.c
index b51fdfff1297..5c2992378589 100644
--- a/sys/ufs/ufs/ufs_dirhash.c
+++ b/sys/ufs/ufs/ufs_dirhash.c
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ SYSCTL_INT(_vfs_ufs, OID_AUTO, dirhash_docheck, CTLFLAG_RW, &ufs_dirhashcheck,
 static int ufs_dirhashlowmemcount = 0;
 SYSCTL_INT(_vfs_ufs, OID_AUTO, dirhash_lowmemcount, CTLFLAG_RD, 
     &ufs_dirhashlowmemcount, 0, "number of times low memory hook called");
-static int ufs_dirhashreclaimage = 5;
+static int ufs_dirhashreclaimage = 60;
 SYSCTL_INT(_vfs_ufs, OID_AUTO, dirhash_reclaimage, CTLFLAG_RW, 
     &ufs_dirhashreclaimage, 0, 
     "max time in seconds of hash inactivity before deletion in low VM events");