diff --git a/sys/vm/vm_pagequeue.h b/sys/vm/vm_pagequeue.h
index fb56bdf2fdfc..29a16060253f 100644
--- a/sys/vm/vm_pagequeue.h
+++ b/sys/vm/vm_pagequeue.h
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ struct vm_pagequeue {
 } __aligned(CACHE_LINE_SIZE);
 
 #ifndef VM_BATCHQUEUE_SIZE
-#define	VM_BATCHQUEUE_SIZE	7
+#define	VM_BATCHQUEUE_SIZE	1
 #endif
 
 struct vm_batchqueue {