diff --git a/release/alpha/dokern.sh b/release/alpha/dokern.sh
index fc0217e59776..5a7a7a56064e 100755
--- a/release/alpha/dokern.sh
+++ b/release/alpha/dokern.sh
@@ -9,11 +9,15 @@ sed	-e '/pty/d' \
 	-e '/PROCFS/d' \
 	-e '/KTRACE/d' \
 	-e '/SYSVMSG/d' \
+	-e '/maxusers/d' \
 	-e 's/GENERIC/BOOTMFS/g'
 
 # So dhclient will work (just on boot floppy).
 echo "pseudo-device bpf 4"
 
+# reset maxusers to something lower
+echo "maxusers	5"
+
 echo "options  NFS_NOSERVER" 
 echo "options  SCSI_NO_OP_STRINGS" 
 echo "options  SCSI_NO_SENSE_STRINGS"
diff --git a/release/amd64/dokern.sh b/release/amd64/dokern.sh
index fc0217e59776..5a7a7a56064e 100755
--- a/release/amd64/dokern.sh
+++ b/release/amd64/dokern.sh
@@ -9,11 +9,15 @@ sed	-e '/pty/d' \
 	-e '/PROCFS/d' \
 	-e '/KTRACE/d' \
 	-e '/SYSVMSG/d' \
+	-e '/maxusers/d' \
 	-e 's/GENERIC/BOOTMFS/g'
 
 # So dhclient will work (just on boot floppy).
 echo "pseudo-device bpf 4"
 
+# reset maxusers to something lower
+echo "maxusers	5"
+
 echo "options  NFS_NOSERVER" 
 echo "options  SCSI_NO_OP_STRINGS" 
 echo "options  SCSI_NO_SENSE_STRINGS"
diff --git a/release/i386/dokern.sh b/release/i386/dokern.sh
index fc0217e59776..5a7a7a56064e 100755
--- a/release/i386/dokern.sh
+++ b/release/i386/dokern.sh
@@ -9,11 +9,15 @@ sed	-e '/pty/d' \
 	-e '/PROCFS/d' \
 	-e '/KTRACE/d' \
 	-e '/SYSVMSG/d' \
+	-e '/maxusers/d' \
 	-e 's/GENERIC/BOOTMFS/g'
 
 # So dhclient will work (just on boot floppy).
 echo "pseudo-device bpf 4"
 
+# reset maxusers to something lower
+echo "maxusers	5"
+
 echo "options  NFS_NOSERVER" 
 echo "options  SCSI_NO_OP_STRINGS" 
 echo "options  SCSI_NO_SENSE_STRINGS"
diff --git a/release/pc98/dokern.sh b/release/pc98/dokern.sh
index fc0217e59776..5a7a7a56064e 100755
--- a/release/pc98/dokern.sh
+++ b/release/pc98/dokern.sh
@@ -9,11 +9,15 @@ sed	-e '/pty/d' \
 	-e '/PROCFS/d' \
 	-e '/KTRACE/d' \
 	-e '/SYSVMSG/d' \
+	-e '/maxusers/d' \
 	-e 's/GENERIC/BOOTMFS/g'
 
 # So dhclient will work (just on boot floppy).
 echo "pseudo-device bpf 4"
 
+# reset maxusers to something lower
+echo "maxusers	5"
+
 echo "options  NFS_NOSERVER" 
 echo "options  SCSI_NO_OP_STRINGS" 
 echo "options  SCSI_NO_SENSE_STRINGS"
diff --git a/release/scripts/dokern.sh b/release/scripts/dokern.sh
index fc0217e59776..5a7a7a56064e 100755
--- a/release/scripts/dokern.sh
+++ b/release/scripts/dokern.sh
@@ -9,11 +9,15 @@ sed	-e '/pty/d' \
 	-e '/PROCFS/d' \
 	-e '/KTRACE/d' \
 	-e '/SYSVMSG/d' \
+	-e '/maxusers/d' \
 	-e 's/GENERIC/BOOTMFS/g'
 
 # So dhclient will work (just on boot floppy).
 echo "pseudo-device bpf 4"
 
+# reset maxusers to something lower
+echo "maxusers	5"
+
 echo "options  NFS_NOSERVER" 
 echo "options  SCSI_NO_OP_STRINGS" 
 echo "options  SCSI_NO_SENSE_STRINGS"