diff --git a/etc/rc.subr b/etc/rc.subr
index ec2b854c8d6f..36cba6d64b04 100644
--- a/etc/rc.subr
+++ b/etc/rc.subr
@@ -1732,8 +1732,6 @@ check_required_after()
 	return 0
 }
 
-fi
-
 # check_kern_features mib
 #	Return existence of kern.features.* sysctl MIB as true or
 #	false.  The result will be cached in $_rc_cache_kern_features_
@@ -1775,4 +1773,6 @@ _echoonce()
 	esac
 }
 
+fi # [ -z "${_rc_subr_loaded}" ]
+
 _rc_subr_loaded=: