diff --git a/libexec/rc/rc.d/devd b/libexec/rc/rc.d/devd
--- a/libexec/rc/rc.d/devd
+++ b/libexec/rc/rc.d/devd
@@ -31,9 +31,11 @@
 {
 	# If devd is disabled, turn it off in the kernel to avoid unnecessary
 	# memory usage.
-	if ! checkyesno ${rcvar}; then
-	    $SYSCTL hw.bus.devctl_queue=0
-	fi
+	# XXX-MJ this doesn't work at the moment, as we do not resize the devctl
+	# UMA zone.
+	#if ! checkyesno ${rcvar}; then
+	#    $SYSCTL hw.bus.devctl_queue=0
+	#fi
 }
 
 load_rc_config $name