Index: head/sys/compat/linux/linux_fork.c
===================================================================
--- head/sys/compat/linux/linux_fork.c
+++ head/sys/compat/linux/linux_fork.c
@@ -106,20 +106,14 @@
 		printf(ARGS(vfork, ""));
 #endif
 
-	/* Exclude RFPPWAIT */
-	if ((error = fork1(td, RFFDG | RFPROC | RFMEM | RFSTOPPED, 0, &p2,
-	    NULL, 0, NULL)) != 0)
+	if ((error = fork1(td, RFFDG | RFPROC | RFMEM | RFPPWAIT | RFSTOPPED,
+	    0, &p2, NULL, 0, NULL)) != 0)
 		return (error);
 
-
 	td2 = FIRST_THREAD_IN_PROC(p2);
 
 	linux_proc_init(td, td2, 0);
 
-	PROC_LOCK(p2);
-	p2->p_flag |= P_PPWAIT;
-	PROC_UNLOCK(p2);
-
    	td->td_retval[0] = p2->p_pid;
 
 	/*
@@ -130,12 +124,6 @@
 	sched_add(td2, SRQ_BORING);
 	thread_unlock(td2);
 
-	/* wait for the children to exit, ie. emulate vfork */
-	PROC_LOCK(p2);
-	while (p2->p_flag & P_PPWAIT)
-		cv_wait(&p2->p_pwait, &p2->p_mtx);
-	PROC_UNLOCK(p2);
-
 	return (0);
 }
 
@@ -179,6 +167,9 @@
 		if (args->parent_tidptr == NULL)
 			return (EINVAL);
 
+	if (args->flags & LINUX_CLONE_VFORK)
+		ff |= RFPPWAIT;
+
 	error = fork1(td, ff, 0, &p2, NULL, 0, NULL);
 	if (error)
 		return (error);
@@ -228,12 +219,6 @@
 		    exit_signal);
 #endif
 
-	if (args->flags & LINUX_CLONE_VFORK) {
-	   	PROC_LOCK(p2);
-	   	p2->p_flag |= P_PPWAIT;
-	   	PROC_UNLOCK(p2);
-	}
-
 	/*
 	 * Make this runnable after we are finished with it.
 	 */
@@ -244,14 +229,6 @@
 
 	td->td_retval[0] = p2->p_pid;
 
-	if (args->flags & LINUX_CLONE_VFORK) {
-		/* wait for the children to exit, ie. emulate vfork */
-		PROC_LOCK(p2);
-		while (p2->p_flag & P_PPWAIT)
-			cv_wait(&p2->p_pwait, &p2->p_mtx);
-		PROC_UNLOCK(p2);
-	}
-
 	return (0);
 }