diff --git a/sys/vm/default_pager.c b/sys/vm/default_pager.c
index dae1837d4a72..92db1495c2c4 100644
--- a/sys/vm/default_pager.c
+++ b/sys/vm/default_pager.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
  * OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
  * SUCH DAMAGE.
  *
- *	$Id: default_pager.c,v 1.5 1995/12/14 09:54:46 phk Exp $
+ *	$Id: default_pager.c,v 1.6 1996/01/19 03:59:36 dyson Exp $
  */
 
 #include <sys/param.h>
@@ -125,10 +125,12 @@ default_pager_putpages(object, m, c, sync, rtvals)
 	object->type = OBJT_SWAP;
 
 	if (swap_pager_swp_alloc(object, M_KERNEL) != 0) {
-		object->type = OBJT_DEFAULT;
-		for (i = 0; i < c; i++)
-			rtvals[i] = VM_PAGER_FAIL;
-		return VM_PAGER_FAIL;
+		if (swap_pager_swp_alloc(object, M_NOWAIT) != 0) {
+			object->type = OBJT_DEFAULT;
+			for (i = 0; i < c; i++)
+				rtvals[i] = VM_PAGER_FAIL;
+			return VM_PAGER_FAIL;
+		}
 	}
 
 	return swap_pager_putpages(object, m, c, sync, rtvals);