diff --git a/sys/vm/uma_core.c b/sys/vm/uma_core.c
index 11007135392b..455a8bcf49f9 100644
--- a/sys/vm/uma_core.c
+++ b/sys/vm/uma_core.c
@@ -3611,7 +3611,7 @@ keg_fetch_slab(uma_keg_t keg, uma_zone_t zone, int rdomain, const int flags)
 			break;
 		if (rr && vm_domainset_iter_policy(&di, &domain) != 0) {
 			if ((flags & M_WAITOK) != 0) {
-				vm_wait_doms(&keg->uk_dr.dr_policy->ds_mask);
+				vm_wait_doms(&keg->uk_dr.dr_policy->ds_mask, 0);
 				goto restart;
 			}
 			break;
@@ -4755,7 +4755,7 @@ uma_prealloc(uma_zone_t zone, int items)
 				break;
 			}
 			if (vm_domainset_iter_policy(&di, &domain) != 0)
-				vm_wait_doms(&keg->uk_dr.dr_policy->ds_mask);
+				vm_wait_doms(&keg->uk_dr.dr_policy->ds_mask, 0);
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/sys/vm/vm_domainset.c b/sys/vm/vm_domainset.c
index b26e9697dc6a..748770c83449 100644
--- a/sys/vm/vm_domainset.c
+++ b/sys/vm/vm_domainset.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ vm_domainset_iter_page(struct vm_domainset_iter *di, struct vm_object *obj,
 	/* Wait for one of the domains to accumulate some free pages. */
 	if (obj != NULL)
 		VM_OBJECT_WUNLOCK(obj);
-	vm_wait_doms(&di->di_domain->ds_mask);
+	vm_wait_doms(&di->di_domain->ds_mask, 0);
 	if (obj != NULL)
 		VM_OBJECT_WLOCK(obj);
 	if ((di->di_flags & VM_ALLOC_WAITFAIL) != 0)
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ vm_domainset_iter_policy(struct vm_domainset_iter *di, int *domain)
 		return (ENOMEM);
 
 	/* Wait for one of the domains to accumulate some free pages. */
-	vm_wait_doms(&di->di_domain->ds_mask);
+	vm_wait_doms(&di->di_domain->ds_mask, 0);
 
 	/* Restart the search. */
 	vm_domainset_iter_first(di, domain);
diff --git a/sys/vm/vm_domainset.h b/sys/vm/vm_domainset.h
index b70a027fb0cd..6dceb6fe59c8 100644
--- a/sys/vm/vm_domainset.h
+++ b/sys/vm/vm_domainset.h
@@ -50,6 +50,6 @@ void	vm_domainset_iter_policy_init(struct vm_domainset_iter *,
 void	vm_domainset_iter_policy_ref_init(struct vm_domainset_iter *,
 	    struct domainset_ref *, int *, int *);
 
-void	vm_wait_doms(const domainset_t *);
+int	vm_wait_doms(const domainset_t *, int mflags);
 
 #endif  /* __VM_DOMAINSET_H__ */
diff --git a/sys/vm/vm_glue.c b/sys/vm/vm_glue.c
index 8947348dbc93..27bac7682f06 100644
--- a/sys/vm/vm_glue.c
+++ b/sys/vm/vm_glue.c
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ vm_forkproc(struct thread *td, struct proc *p2, struct thread *td2,
 	}
 	dset = td2->td_domain.dr_policy;
 	while (vm_page_count_severe_set(&dset->ds_mask)) {
-		vm_wait_doms(&dset->ds_mask);
+		vm_wait_doms(&dset->ds_mask, 0);
 	}
 
 	if ((flags & RFMEM) == 0) {
diff --git a/sys/vm/vm_page.c b/sys/vm/vm_page.c
index 951bd19549d6..e120c0d29099 100644
--- a/sys/vm/vm_page.c
+++ b/sys/vm/vm_page.c
@@ -3147,9 +3147,12 @@ vm_wait_count(void)
 	return (vm_severe_waiters + vm_min_waiters + vm_pageproc_waiters);
 }
 
-void
-vm_wait_doms(const domainset_t *wdoms)
+int
+vm_wait_doms(const domainset_t *wdoms, int mflags)
 {
+	int error;
+
+	error = 0;
 
 	/*
 	 * We use racey wakeup synchronization to avoid expensive global
@@ -3162,8 +3165,8 @@ vm_wait_doms(const domainset_t *wdoms)
 	if (curproc == pageproc) {
 		mtx_lock(&vm_domainset_lock);
 		vm_pageproc_waiters++;
-		msleep(&vm_pageproc_waiters, &vm_domainset_lock, PVM | PDROP,
-		    "pageprocwait", 1);
+		error = msleep(&vm_pageproc_waiters, &vm_domainset_lock,
+		    PVM | PDROP | mflags, "pageprocwait", 1);
 	} else {
 		/*
 		 * XXX Ideally we would wait only until the allocation could
@@ -3173,11 +3176,12 @@ vm_wait_doms(const domainset_t *wdoms)
 		mtx_lock(&vm_domainset_lock);
 		if (vm_page_count_min_set(wdoms)) {
 			vm_min_waiters++;
-			msleep(&vm_min_domains, &vm_domainset_lock,
-			    PVM | PDROP, "vmwait", 0);
+			error = msleep(&vm_min_domains, &vm_domainset_lock,
+			    PVM | PDROP | mflags, "vmwait", 0);
 		} else
 			mtx_unlock(&vm_domainset_lock);
 	}
+	return (error);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -3208,20 +3212,12 @@ vm_wait_domain(int domain)
 			panic("vm_wait in early boot");
 		DOMAINSET_ZERO(&wdom);
 		DOMAINSET_SET(vmd->vmd_domain, &wdom);
-		vm_wait_doms(&wdom);
+		vm_wait_doms(&wdom, 0);
 	}
 }
 
-/*
- *	vm_wait:
- *
- *	Sleep until free pages are available for allocation in the
- *	affinity domains of the obj.  If obj is NULL, the domain set
- *	for the calling thread is used.
- *	Called in various places after failed memory allocations.
- */
-void
-vm_wait(vm_object_t obj)
+static int
+vm_wait_flags(vm_object_t obj, int mflags)
 {
 	struct domainset *d;
 
@@ -3236,7 +3232,27 @@ vm_wait(vm_object_t obj)
 	if (d == NULL)
 		d = curthread->td_domain.dr_policy;
 
-	vm_wait_doms(&d->ds_mask);
+	return (vm_wait_doms(&d->ds_mask, mflags));
+}
+
+/*
+ *	vm_wait:
+ *
+ *	Sleep until free pages are available for allocation in the
+ *	affinity domains of the obj.  If obj is NULL, the domain set
+ *	for the calling thread is used.
+ *	Called in various places after failed memory allocations.
+ */
+void
+vm_wait(vm_object_t obj)
+{
+	(void)vm_wait_flags(obj, 0);
+}
+
+int
+vm_wait_intr(vm_object_t obj)
+{
+	return (vm_wait_flags(obj, PCATCH));
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/sys/vm/vm_pageout.h b/sys/vm/vm_pageout.h
index ab7d6a945fa1..82ba3c81ef1b 100644
--- a/sys/vm/vm_pageout.h
+++ b/sys/vm/vm_pageout.h
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ extern int vm_pageout_page_count;
  */
 
 void vm_wait(vm_object_t obj);
+int vm_wait_intr(vm_object_t obj);
 void vm_waitpfault(struct domainset *, int timo);
 void vm_wait_domain(int domain);
 void vm_wait_min(void);