diff --git a/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/xec.c b/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/xec.c
index be2b367ef248..2ad7dab2941f 100644
--- a/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/xec.c
+++ b/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/xec.c
@@ -1461,7 +1461,16 @@ int sh_exec(const Shnode_t *t, int flags)
 					fifo_save_ppid = sh.current_pid;
 #endif
 #if SHOPT_SPAWN
+#if defined(__DragonFly__)
+				/*
+				 * For some reason spawnveg locks up after tcsetpgrp on DragonFly BSD
+				 * in the path.sh -ic tests, at the same spot AIX hangs.
+				 * TODO: Actually fix the hang.
+				 */
+				if(com && !job.jobcontrol)
+#else
 				if(com)
+#endif
 				{
 					parent = sh_ntfork(t,com,&jobid,topfd);
 					if(parent<0)