diff --git a/src/dns/nm-dns-manager.c b/src/dns/nm-dns-manager.c
index 407d4282d1..9108911cbb 100644
--- a/src/dns/nm-dns-manager.c
+++ b/src/dns/nm-dns-manager.c
@@ -574,6 +574,8 @@ again:
 
 	nm_close (fd);
 
+	/* FIXME: don't write to netconfig synchronously. */
+
 	/* Wait until the process exits */
 	if (!nm_utils_kill_child_sync (pid, 0, LOGD_DNS, "netconfig", &status, 1000, 0)) {
 		errsv = errno;
@@ -751,6 +753,8 @@ dispatch_resolvconf (NMDnsManager *self,
 
 	_LOGI ("Writing DNS information to %s", RESOLVCONF_PATH);
 
+	/* FIXME: don't write to resolvconf synchronously. */
+
 	cmd = g_strconcat (RESOLVCONF_PATH, " -a ", "NetworkManager", NULL);
 	if ((f = popen (cmd, "w")) == NULL) {
 		errsv = errno;