diff --git a/sys/kern/sys_pipe.c b/sys/kern/sys_pipe.c
index 0b1b69d1799b..8ced29f4fcb9 100644
--- a/sys/kern/sys_pipe.c
+++ b/sys/kern/sys_pipe.c
@@ -732,7 +732,7 @@ pipe_build_write_buffer(wpipe, uio)
 		 * We need to allocate space for an extra page because the
 		 * address range might (will) span pages at times.
 		 */
-		wpipe->pipe_map.kva = kmem_alloc_pageable(kernel_map,
+		wpipe->pipe_map.kva = kmem_alloc_nofault(kernel_map,
 			wpipe->pipe_buffer.size + PAGE_SIZE);
 		atomic_add_int(&amountpipekva,
 		    wpipe->pipe_buffer.size + PAGE_SIZE);