diff --git a/sys/kern/sys_pipe.c b/sys/kern/sys_pipe.c
index e2a5b1f80c92..07d4fdc86b32 100644
--- a/sys/kern/sys_pipe.c
+++ b/sys/kern/sys_pipe.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: sys_pipe.c,v 1.115 2009/06/28 15:18:50 rmind Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: sys_pipe.c,v 1.116 2009/07/13 02:49:08 rmind Exp $	*/
 
 /*-
  * Copyright (c) 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <sys/cdefs.h>
-__KERNEL_RCSID(0, "$NetBSD: sys_pipe.c,v 1.115 2009/06/28 15:18:50 rmind Exp $");
+__KERNEL_RCSID(0, "$NetBSD: sys_pipe.c,v 1.116 2009/07/13 02:49:08 rmind Exp $");
 
 #include <sys/param.h>
 #include <sys/systm.h>
@@ -99,9 +99,6 @@ __KERNEL_RCSID(0, "$NetBSD: sys_pipe.c,v 1.115 2009/06/28 15:18:50 rmind Exp $")
  * #define PIPE_NODIRECT
  */
 
-/* XXX Disabled for now; rare hangs switching between direct/buffered */
-#define PIPE_NODIRECT
-
 static int	pipe_read(file_t *, off_t *, struct uio *, kauth_cred_t, int);
 static int	pipe_write(file_t *, off_t *, struct uio *, kauth_cred_t, int);
 static int	pipe_close(file_t *);