diff --git a/sys/dev/sound/pcm/channel.c b/sys/dev/sound/pcm/channel.c
--- a/sys/dev/sound/pcm/channel.c
+++ b/sys/dev/sound/pcm/channel.c
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@
 	return (0);
 }
 SYSCTL_PROC(_hw_snd, OID_AUTO, vpc_0db,
-    CTLTYPE_INT | CTLFLAG_RWTUN | CTLFLAG_NEEDGIANT, 0, sizeof(int),
+    CTLTYPE_INT | CTLFLAG_RWTUN | CTLFLAG_MPSAFE, 0, sizeof(int),
     sysctl_hw_snd_vpc_0db, "I",
     "0db relative level");
 
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@
 	return (0);
 }
 SYSCTL_PROC(_hw_snd, OID_AUTO, vpc_reset,
-    CTLTYPE_INT | CTLFLAG_RW | CTLFLAG_NEEDGIANT, 0, sizeof(int),
+    CTLTYPE_INT | CTLFLAG_RW | CTLFLAG_MPSAFE, 0, sizeof(int),
     sysctl_hw_snd_vpc_reset, "I",
     "reset volume on all channels");
 
diff --git a/sys/dev/sound/pcm/feeder_rate.c b/sys/dev/sound/pcm/feeder_rate.c
--- a/sys/dev/sound/pcm/feeder_rate.c
+++ b/sys/dev/sound/pcm/feeder_rate.c
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@
 	return (0);
 }
 SYSCTL_PROC(_hw_snd, OID_AUTO, feeder_rate_quality,
-    CTLTYPE_INT | CTLFLAG_RWTUN | CTLFLAG_NEEDGIANT, 0, sizeof(int),
+    CTLTYPE_INT | CTLFLAG_RWTUN | CTLFLAG_MPSAFE, 0, sizeof(int),
     sysctl_hw_snd_feeder_rate_quality, "I",
     "sample rate converter quality ("__XSTRING(Z_QUALITY_MIN)"=low .. "
     __XSTRING(Z_QUALITY_MAX)"=high)");
diff --git a/sys/dev/sound/pcm/sound.c b/sys/dev/sound/pcm/sound.c
--- a/sys/dev/sound/pcm/sound.c
+++ b/sys/dev/sound/pcm/sound.c
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@
 }
 /* XXX: do we need a way to let the user change the default unit? */
 SYSCTL_PROC(_hw_snd, OID_AUTO, default_unit,
-    CTLTYPE_INT | CTLFLAG_RWTUN | CTLFLAG_ANYBODY | CTLFLAG_NEEDGIANT, 0,
+    CTLTYPE_INT | CTLFLAG_RWTUN | CTLFLAG_ANYBODY | CTLFLAG_MPSAFE, 0,
     sizeof(int), sysctl_hw_snd_default_unit, "I",
     "default sound device");
 
diff --git a/sys/dev/sound/pcm/vchan.c b/sys/dev/sound/pcm/vchan.c
--- a/sys/dev/sound/pcm/vchan.c
+++ b/sys/dev/sound/pcm/vchan.c
@@ -1078,7 +1078,7 @@
 	return (error);
 }
 SYSCTL_PROC(_hw_snd, OID_AUTO, maxautovchans,
-    CTLTYPE_INT | CTLFLAG_RWTUN | CTLFLAG_NEEDGIANT, 0, sizeof(int),
+    CTLTYPE_INT | CTLFLAG_RWTUN | CTLFLAG_MPSAFE, 0, sizeof(int),
     sysctl_hw_snd_maxautovchans, "I", "maximum virtual channel");
 
 void