diff --git a/sys/netpfil/pf/pf_ioctl.c b/sys/netpfil/pf/pf_ioctl.c
--- a/sys/netpfil/pf/pf_ioctl.c
+++ b/sys/netpfil/pf/pf_ioctl.c
@@ -3772,11 +3772,7 @@
 
 		totlen = io->pfrio_size * sizeof(struct pfr_table);
 		pfrts = mallocarray(io->pfrio_size, sizeof(struct pfr_table),
-		    M_TEMP, M_NOWAIT);
-		if (pfrts == NULL) {
-			error = ENOMEM;
-			break;
-		}
+		    M_TEMP, M_WAITOK);
 		error = copyin(io->pfrio_buffer, pfrts, totlen);
 		if (error) {
 			free(pfrts, M_TEMP);
@@ -3861,11 +3857,7 @@
 		}
 		totlen = io->pfrio_size * sizeof(struct pfr_addr);
 		pfras = mallocarray(io->pfrio_size, sizeof(struct pfr_addr),
-		    M_TEMP, M_NOWAIT);
-		if (! pfras) {
-			error = ENOMEM;
-			break;
-		}
+		    M_TEMP, M_WAITOK);
 		error = copyin(io->pfrio_buffer, pfras, totlen);
 		if (error) {
 			free(pfras, M_TEMP);
@@ -3899,11 +3891,7 @@
 		}
 		totlen = io->pfrio_size * sizeof(struct pfr_addr);
 		pfras = mallocarray(io->pfrio_size, sizeof(struct pfr_addr),
-		    M_TEMP, M_NOWAIT);
-		if (! pfras) {
-			error = ENOMEM;
-			break;
-		}
+		    M_TEMP, M_WAITOK);
 		error = copyin(io->pfrio_buffer, pfras, totlen);
 		if (error) {
 			free(pfras, M_TEMP);
@@ -3941,11 +3929,7 @@
 		}
 		totlen = count * sizeof(struct pfr_addr);
 		pfras = mallocarray(count, sizeof(struct pfr_addr), M_TEMP,
-		    M_NOWAIT);
-		if (! pfras) {
-			error = ENOMEM;
-			break;
-		}
+		    M_WAITOK);
 		error = copyin(io->pfrio_buffer, pfras, totlen);
 		if (error) {
 			free(pfras, M_TEMP);
@@ -3980,11 +3964,7 @@
 		}
 		totlen = io->pfrio_size * sizeof(struct pfr_addr);
 		pfras = mallocarray(io->pfrio_size, sizeof(struct pfr_addr),
-		    M_TEMP, M_NOWAIT);
-		if (! pfras) {
-			error = ENOMEM;
-			break;
-		}
+		    M_TEMP, M_WAITOK);
 		PF_RULES_RLOCK();
 		error = pfr_get_addrs(&io->pfrio_table, pfras,
 		    &io->pfrio_size, io->pfrio_flags | PFR_FLAG_USERIOCTL);
@@ -4012,11 +3992,7 @@
 		}
 		totlen = io->pfrio_size * sizeof(struct pfr_astats);
 		pfrastats = mallocarray(io->pfrio_size,
-		    sizeof(struct pfr_astats), M_TEMP, M_NOWAIT);
-		if (! pfrastats) {
-			error = ENOMEM;
-			break;
-		}
+		    sizeof(struct pfr_astats), M_TEMP, M_WAITOK);
 		PF_RULES_RLOCK();
 		error = pfr_get_astats(&io->pfrio_table, pfrastats,
 		    &io->pfrio_size, io->pfrio_flags | PFR_FLAG_USERIOCTL);
@@ -4044,11 +4020,7 @@
 		}
 		totlen = io->pfrio_size * sizeof(struct pfr_addr);
 		pfras = mallocarray(io->pfrio_size, sizeof(struct pfr_addr),
-		    M_TEMP, M_NOWAIT);
-		if (! pfras) {
-			error = ENOMEM;
-			break;
-		}
+		    M_TEMP, M_WAITOK);
 		error = copyin(io->pfrio_buffer, pfras, totlen);
 		if (error) {
 			free(pfras, M_TEMP);
@@ -4082,11 +4054,7 @@
 		}
 		totlen = io->pfrio_size * sizeof(struct pfr_addr);
 		pfras = mallocarray(io->pfrio_size, sizeof(struct pfr_addr),
-		    M_TEMP, M_NOWAIT);
-		if (! pfras) {
-			error = ENOMEM;
-			break;
-		}
+		    M_TEMP, M_WAITOK);
 		error = copyin(io->pfrio_buffer, pfras, totlen);
 		if (error) {
 			free(pfras, M_TEMP);
@@ -4120,11 +4088,7 @@
 		}
 		totlen = io->pfrio_size * sizeof(struct pfr_addr);
 		pfras = mallocarray(io->pfrio_size, sizeof(struct pfr_addr),
-		    M_TEMP, M_NOWAIT);
-		if (! pfras) {
-			error = ENOMEM;
-			break;
-		}
+		    M_TEMP, M_WAITOK);
 		error = copyin(io->pfrio_buffer, pfras, totlen);
 		if (error) {
 			free(pfras, M_TEMP);
@@ -4173,11 +4137,7 @@
 		}
 		totlen = sizeof(struct pfioc_trans_e) * io->size;
 		ioes = mallocarray(io->size, sizeof(struct pfioc_trans_e),
-		    M_TEMP, M_NOWAIT);
-		if (! ioes) {
-			error = ENOMEM;
-			break;
-		}
+		    M_TEMP, M_WAITOK);
 		error = copyin(io->array, ioes, totlen);
 		if (error) {
 			free(ioes, M_TEMP);
@@ -4250,11 +4210,7 @@
 		}
 		totlen = sizeof(struct pfioc_trans_e) * io->size;
 		ioes = mallocarray(io->size, sizeof(struct pfioc_trans_e),
-		    M_TEMP, M_NOWAIT);
-		if (! ioes) {
-			error = ENOMEM;
-			break;
-		}
+		    M_TEMP, M_WAITOK);
 		error = copyin(io->array, ioes, totlen);
 		if (error) {
 			free(ioes, M_TEMP);
@@ -4329,11 +4285,7 @@
 
 		totlen = sizeof(struct pfioc_trans_e) * io->size;
 		ioes = mallocarray(io->size, sizeof(struct pfioc_trans_e),
-		    M_TEMP, M_NOWAIT);
-		if (ioes == NULL) {
-			error = ENOMEM;
-			break;
-		}
+		    M_TEMP, M_WAITOK);
 		error = copyin(io->array, ioes, totlen);
 		if (error) {
 			free(ioes, M_TEMP);
@@ -4536,11 +4488,7 @@
 
 		bufsiz = io->pfiio_size * sizeof(struct pfi_kif);
 		ifstore = mallocarray(io->pfiio_size, sizeof(struct pfi_kif),
-		    M_TEMP, M_NOWAIT);
-		if (ifstore == NULL) {
-			error = ENOMEM;
-			break;
-		}
+		    M_TEMP, M_WAITOK);
 
 		PF_RULES_RLOCK();
 		pfi_get_ifaces(io->pfiio_name, ifstore, &io->pfiio_size);