diff --git a/src/libs/compat/freebsd11_network/synch.c b/src/libs/compat/freebsd11_network/synch.c
index 8f872636ba..d5eff17e82 100644
--- a/src/libs/compat/freebsd11_network/synch.c
+++ b/src/libs/compat/freebsd11_network/synch.c
@@ -36,12 +36,3 @@ wakeup(void* identifier)
 {
 	publishedConditionNotifyAll(identifier);
 }
-
-
-int
-_pause(const char* waitMessage, int timeout)
-{
-	int waitChannel;
-	KASSERT(timeout != 0, ("pause: timeout required"));
-	return tsleep(&waitChannel, 0, waitMessage, timeout);
-}
diff --git a/src/libs/compat/freebsd11_network/systm.c b/src/libs/compat/freebsd11_network/systm.c
index f1c9df31fb..84d90740be 100644
--- a/src/libs/compat/freebsd11_network/systm.c
+++ b/src/libs/compat/freebsd11_network/systm.c
@@ -5,6 +5,15 @@
 
 
 #include <compat/sys/systm.h>
+#include <compat/sys/kernel.h>
+
+
+int
+_pause(const char* waitMessage, int timeout)
+{
+	KASSERT(timeout != 0, ("pause: timeout required"));
+	return snooze(ticks_to_usecs(timeout));
+}
 
 
 void