diff --git a/sys/netipsec/ipsec_offload.c b/sys/netipsec/ipsec_offload.c
--- a/sys/netipsec/ipsec_offload.c
+++ b/sys/netipsec/ipsec_offload.c
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
 static struct mtx ipsec_accel_sav_tmp;
 static struct unrhdr *drv_spi_unr;
 static struct mtx ipsec_accel_cnt_lock;
+static struct taskqueue *ipsec_accel_tq;
 
 struct ipsec_accel_install_newkey_tq {
 	struct secasvar *sav;
@@ -166,6 +167,11 @@
 	mtx_init(&ipsec_accel_cnt_lock, "ipascn", MTX_DEF, 0);
 	drv_spi_unr = new_unrhdr(IPSEC_ACCEL_DRV_SPI_MIN,
 	    IPSEC_ACCEL_DRV_SPI_MAX, &ipsec_accel_sav_tmp);
+	ipsec_accel_tq = taskqueue_create("ipsec_offload", M_WAITOK,
+	    taskqueue_thread_enqueue, &ipsec_accel_tq);
+	(void)taskqueue_start_threads(&ipsec_accel_tq,
+	    1 /* Must be single-threaded */, PWAIT,
+	    "ipsec_offload");
 	ipsec_accel_sa_newkey_p = ipsec_accel_sa_newkey_impl;
 	ipsec_accel_forget_sav_p = ipsec_accel_forget_sav_impl;
 	ipsec_accel_spdadd_p = ipsec_accel_spdadd_impl;
@@ -207,6 +213,8 @@
 	clean_unrhdr(drv_spi_unr);	/* avoid panic, should go later */
 	clear_unrhdr(drv_spi_unr);
 	delete_unrhdr(drv_spi_unr);
+	taskqueue_drain_all(ipsec_accel_tq);
+	taskqueue_free(ipsec_accel_tq);
 	mtx_destroy(&ipsec_accel_sav_tmp);
 	mtx_destroy(&ipsec_accel_cnt_lock);
 }
@@ -344,7 +352,7 @@
 		/*
 		 * If ipsec_accel_forget_sav() raced with us and set
 		 * the flag, do its work.  Its task cannot execute in
-		 * parallel since taskqueue_thread is single-threaded.
+		 * parallel since ipsec_accel taskqueue is single-threaded.
 		 */
 		if ((sav->accel_flags & SADB_KEY_ACCEL_DEINST) != 0) {
 			tqf = (void *)sav->accel_forget_tq;
@@ -385,7 +393,7 @@
 	TASK_INIT(&tq->install_task, 0, ipsec_accel_sa_newkey_act, tq);
 	tq->sav = sav;
 	tq->install_vnet = curthread->td_vnet;	/* XXXKIB liveness */
-	taskqueue_enqueue(taskqueue_thread, &tq->install_task);
+	taskqueue_enqueue(ipsec_accel_tq, &tq->install_task);
 }
 
 static int
@@ -508,7 +516,7 @@
 	TASK_INIT(&tq->forget_task, 0, ipsec_accel_forget_sav_act, tq);
 	tq->forget_vnet = curthread->td_vnet;
 	tq->sav = sav;
-	taskqueue_enqueue(taskqueue_thread, &tq->forget_task);
+	taskqueue_enqueue(ipsec_accel_tq, &tq->forget_task);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -696,7 +704,7 @@
 		in_pcbref(inp);
 	TASK_INIT(&tq->adddel_task, 0, ipsec_accel_spdadd_act, sp);
 	key_addref(sp);
-	taskqueue_enqueue(taskqueue_thread, &tq->adddel_task);
+	taskqueue_enqueue(ipsec_accel_tq, &tq->adddel_task);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -751,7 +759,7 @@
 	tq->adddel_vnet = curthread->td_vnet;
 	TASK_INIT(&tq->adddel_task, 0, ipsec_accel_spddel_act, sp);
 	key_addref(sp);
-	taskqueue_enqueue(taskqueue_thread, &tq->adddel_task);
+	taskqueue_enqueue(ipsec_accel_tq, &tq->adddel_task);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -1124,7 +1132,7 @@
 static void
 ipsec_accel_sync_imp(void)
 {
-	taskqueue_drain_all(taskqueue_thread);
+	taskqueue_drain_all(ipsec_accel_tq);
 }
 
 static struct mbuf *