diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_sysctl.c b/sys/kern/kern_sysctl.c
index 2c5191c86470..26b309c74205 100644
--- a/sys/kern/kern_sysctl.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_sysctl.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ static struct sx sysctllock;
 
 #define	SYSCTL_LOCK()		sx_xlock(&sysctllock)
 #define	SYSCTL_UNLOCK()		sx_xunlock(&sysctllock)
-#define	SYSCTL_INIT()		sx_init(&sysctllock, "sysctl sysctllock")
+#define	SYSCTL_INIT()		sx_init(&sysctllock, "sysctl lock")
 
 static int sysctl_root(SYSCTL_HANDLER_ARGS);