diff --git a/sys/netinet6/nd6.c b/sys/netinet6/nd6.c
index 564a54f15fc0..1c61bccdbb0e 100644
--- a/sys/netinet6/nd6.c
+++ b/sys/netinet6/nd6.c
@@ -148,6 +148,8 @@ VNET_DEFINE_STATIC(struct callout, nd6_slowtimo_ch);
 VNET_DEFINE_STATIC(struct callout, nd6_timer_ch);
 #define	V_nd6_timer_ch			VNET(nd6_timer_ch)
 
+SYSCTL_DECL(_net_inet6_icmp6);
+
 static void
 nd6_lle_event(void *arg __unused, struct llentry *lle, int evt)
 {
@@ -2571,18 +2573,6 @@ clear_llinfo_pqueue(struct llentry *ln)
 	ln->la_hold = NULL;
 }
 
-static int nd6_sysctl_prlist(SYSCTL_HANDLER_ARGS);
-
-SYSCTL_DECL(_net_inet6_icmp6);
-SYSCTL_PROC(_net_inet6_icmp6, ICMPV6CTL_ND6_PRLIST, nd6_prlist,
-	CTLTYPE_OPAQUE | CTLFLAG_RD | CTLFLAG_MPSAFE,
-	NULL, 0, nd6_sysctl_prlist, "S,in6_prefix",
-	"NDP prefix list");
-SYSCTL_INT(_net_inet6_icmp6, ICMPV6CTL_ND6_MAXQLEN, nd6_maxqueuelen,
-	CTLFLAG_VNET | CTLFLAG_RW, &VNET_NAME(nd6_maxqueuelen), 1, "");
-SYSCTL_INT(_net_inet6_icmp6, OID_AUTO, nd6_gctimer,
-	CTLFLAG_VNET | CTLFLAG_RW, &VNET_NAME(nd6_gctimer), (60 * 60 * 24), "");
-
 static int
 nd6_sysctl_prlist(SYSCTL_HANDLER_ARGS)
 {
@@ -2656,3 +2646,11 @@ nd6_sysctl_prlist(SYSCTL_HANDLER_ARGS)
 	ND6_RUNLOCK();
 	return (error);
 }
+SYSCTL_PROC(_net_inet6_icmp6, ICMPV6CTL_ND6_PRLIST, nd6_prlist,
+	CTLTYPE_OPAQUE | CTLFLAG_RD | CTLFLAG_MPSAFE,
+	NULL, 0, nd6_sysctl_prlist, "S,in6_prefix",
+	"NDP prefix list");
+SYSCTL_INT(_net_inet6_icmp6, ICMPV6CTL_ND6_MAXQLEN, nd6_maxqueuelen,
+	CTLFLAG_VNET | CTLFLAG_RW, &VNET_NAME(nd6_maxqueuelen), 1, "");
+SYSCTL_INT(_net_inet6_icmp6, OID_AUTO, nd6_gctimer,
+	CTLFLAG_VNET | CTLFLAG_RW, &VNET_NAME(nd6_gctimer), (60 * 60 * 24), "");