diff --git a/sys/vm/vm_pager.c b/sys/vm/vm_pager.c
index e8e984cd9fcd..9f089b71df5c 100644
--- a/sys/vm/vm_pager.c
+++ b/sys/vm/vm_pager.c
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ vm_pager_bufferinit()
 
 	cluster_pbuf_freecnt = nswbuf / 2;
 
-	swapbkva = kmem_alloc_pageable(pager_map, nswbuf * MAXPHYS);
+	swapbkva = kmem_alloc_nofault(pager_map, nswbuf * MAXPHYS);
 	if (!swapbkva)
 		panic("Not enough pager_map VM space for physical buffers");
 }