diff --git a/freebsd/contrib/tcpdump/tcpdump.c b/freebsd/contrib/tcpdump/tcpdump.c
index 3b68ed51..5f3cc672 100644
--- a/freebsd/contrib/tcpdump/tcpdump.c
+++ b/freebsd/contrib/tcpdump/tcpdump.c
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.\n";
 #include <sys/sysctl.h>
 #include <machine/rtems-bsd-commands.h>
 #include <assert.h>
+#include <sched.h>
 #include <rtems.h>
 #include <rtems/linkersets.h>
 #define setpriority(a, b, c)
@@ -1247,6 +1248,8 @@ pcap_loop_monitor(rtems_task_argument arg)
 			pcap_breakloop(pd);
 			break;
 		}
+
+		sched_yield();
 	}
 
 	rtems_task_delete(RTEMS_SELF);