diff --git a/sys/vm/vm_object.c b/sys/vm/vm_object.c
--- a/sys/vm/vm_object.c
+++ b/sys/vm/vm_object.c
@@ -2830,18 +2830,13 @@
 	vm_pindex_t fidx;
 	vm_paddr_t pa;
 	vm_page_t m, prev_m;
-	int rcount, nl, c;
+	int rcount;
 
-	nl = 0;
 	TAILQ_FOREACH(object, &vm_object_list, object_list) {
 		db_printf("new object: %p\n", (void *)object);
-		if (nl > 18) {
-			c = cngetc();
-			if (c != ' ')
-				return;
-			nl = 0;
-		}
-		nl++;
+		if (db_pager_quit)
+			return;
+
 		rcount = 0;
 		fidx = 0;
 		pa = -1;
@@ -2853,13 +2848,8 @@
 				if (rcount) {
 					db_printf(" index(%ld)run(%d)pa(0x%lx)\n",
 						(long)fidx, rcount, (long)pa);
-					if (nl > 18) {
-						c = cngetc();
-						if (c != ' ')
-							return;
-						nl = 0;
-					}
-					nl++;
+					if (db_pager_quit)
+						return;
 					rcount = 0;
 				}
 			}				
@@ -2871,13 +2861,8 @@
 			if (rcount) {
 				db_printf(" index(%ld)run(%d)pa(0x%lx)\n",
 					(long)fidx, rcount, (long)pa);
-				if (nl > 18) {
-					c = cngetc();
-					if (c != ' ')
-						return;
-					nl = 0;
-				}
-				nl++;
+				if (db_pager_quit)
+					return;
 			}
 			fidx = m->pindex;
 			pa = VM_PAGE_TO_PHYS(m);
@@ -2886,13 +2871,8 @@
 		if (rcount) {
 			db_printf(" index(%ld)run(%d)pa(0x%lx)\n",
 				(long)fidx, rcount, (long)pa);
-			if (nl > 18) {
-				c = cngetc();
-				if (c != ' ')
-					return;
-				nl = 0;
-			}
-			nl++;
+			if (db_pager_quit)
+				return;
 		}
 	}
 }