diff --git a/stand/ofw/libofw/libofw.h b/stand/ofw/libofw/libofw.h
index 87e90959c9e6..b8c4014387bd 100644
--- a/stand/ofw/libofw/libofw.h
+++ b/stand/ofw/libofw/libofw.h
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ struct file_format;
 int	ofw_elf_loadfile(char *, vm_offset_t, struct preloaded_file **);
 int	ofw_elf_exec(struct preloaded_file *);
 
+/* MD code implementing MI interfaces */
+vm_offset_t md_load(char *args, vm_offset_t *modulep, vm_offset_t *dtb);
+vm_offset_t md_load64(char *args, vm_offset_t *modulep, vm_offset_t *dtb);
+
 extern struct file_format	ofw_elf;
 #ifdef __powerpc__
 extern struct file_format	ofw_elf64;
diff --git a/stand/sparc64/loader/main.c b/stand/sparc64/loader/main.c
index e8cdf5fcc5ea..d3c17c5ea6cc 100644
--- a/stand/sparc64/loader/main.c
+++ b/stand/sparc64/loader/main.c
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ static inline u_long itlb_get_data_sun4u(u_int, u_int);
 static int itlb_enter_sun4u(u_int, u_long data, vm_offset_t);
 static vm_offset_t itlb_va_to_pa_sun4u(vm_offset_t);
 static void itlb_relocate_locked0_sun4u(void);
-extern vm_offset_t md_load(char *, vm_offset_t *, vm_offset_t *);
 static int sparc64_autoload(void);
 static ssize_t sparc64_readin(const int, vm_offset_t, const size_t);
 static ssize_t sparc64_copyin(const void *, vm_offset_t, size_t);
diff --git a/stand/sparc64/loader/metadata.c b/stand/sparc64/loader/metadata.c
index a3b3eb5cedff..51b3d7e13997 100644
--- a/stand/sparc64/loader/metadata.c
+++ b/stand/sparc64/loader/metadata.c
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ md_copymodules(vm_offset_t addr)
  * - The kernel environment is copied into kernel space.
  * - Module metadata are formatted and placed in kernel space.
  */
-int
+vm_offset_t
 md_load(char *args, vm_offset_t *modulep, vm_offset_t *dtbp)
 {
     struct preloaded_file	*kfp;