diff --git a/sys/compat/linux/linux_mib.c b/sys/compat/linux/linux_mib.c
index 4ba52925b716..d1838595d2eb 100644
--- a/sys/compat/linux/linux_mib.c
+++ b/sys/compat/linux/linux_mib.c
@@ -71,6 +71,11 @@ int linux_preserve_vstatus = 0;
 SYSCTL_INT(_compat_linux, OID_AUTO, preserve_vstatus, CTLFLAG_RWTUN,
     &linux_preserve_vstatus, 0, "Preserve VSTATUS termios(4) flag");
 
+bool linux_map_sched_prio = true;
+SYSCTL_BOOL(_compat_linux, OID_AUTO, map_sched_prio, CTLFLAG_RDTUN,
+    &linux_map_sched_prio, 0, "Map scheduler priorities to Linux priorities "
+    "(not POSIX compliant)");
+
 static int	linux_set_osname(struct thread *td, char *osname);
 static int	linux_set_osrelease(struct thread *td, char *osrelease);
 static int	linux_set_oss_version(struct thread *td, int oss_version);
diff --git a/sys/compat/linux/linux_mib.h b/sys/compat/linux/linux_mib.h
index 5c79749f2971..129676673397 100644
--- a/sys/compat/linux/linux_mib.h
+++ b/sys/compat/linux/linux_mib.h
@@ -64,5 +64,6 @@ int	linux_kernver(struct thread *td);
 
 extern int linux_ignore_ip_recverr;
 extern int linux_preserve_vstatus;
+extern bool linux_map_sched_prio;
 
 #endif /* _LINUX_MIB_H_ */
diff --git a/sys/compat/linux/linux_misc.c b/sys/compat/linux/linux_misc.c
index 5007a372ca6e..79bed0d1f644 100644
--- a/sys/compat/linux/linux_misc.c
+++ b/sys/compat/linux/linux_misc.c
@@ -144,11 +144,6 @@ struct l_pselect6arg {
 	l_size_t	ss_len;
 };
 
-static bool map_sched_prio = true;
-SYSCTL_BOOL(_compat_linux, OID_AUTO, map_sched_prio, CTLFLAG_RDTUN,
-    &map_sched_prio, 0, "Map scheduler priorities to Linux priorities "
-    "(not POSIX compliant)");
-
 static int	linux_utimensat_nsec_valid(l_long);
 
 
@@ -1424,7 +1419,7 @@ linux_sched_setscheduler(struct thread *td,
 	if (error)
 		return (error);
 
-	if (map_sched_prio) {
+	if (linux_map_sched_prio) {
 		switch (policy) {
 		case SCHED_OTHER:
 			if (sched_param.sched_priority != 0)
@@ -1494,7 +1489,7 @@ linux_sched_get_priority_max(struct thread *td,
 {
 	struct sched_get_priority_max_args bsd;
 
-	if (map_sched_prio) {
+	if (linux_map_sched_prio) {
 		switch (args->policy) {
 		case LINUX_SCHED_OTHER:
 			td->td_retval[0] = 0;
@@ -1530,7 +1525,7 @@ linux_sched_get_priority_min(struct thread *td,
 {
 	struct sched_get_priority_min_args bsd;
 
-	if (map_sched_prio) {
+	if (linux_map_sched_prio) {
 		switch (args->policy) {
 		case LINUX_SCHED_OTHER:
 			td->td_retval[0] = 0;
@@ -1934,7 +1929,7 @@ linux_sched_setparam(struct thread *td,
 	if (tdt == NULL)
 		return (ESRCH);
 
-	if( map_sched_prio ) {
+	if (linux_map_sched_prio) {
 		error = kern_sched_getscheduler(td, tdt, &policy);
 		if (error)
 			goto out;
@@ -1990,7 +1985,7 @@ linux_sched_getparam(struct thread *td,
 		return (error);
 	}
 
-	if (map_sched_prio) {
+	if (linux_map_sched_prio) {
 		error = kern_sched_getscheduler(td, tdt, &policy);
 		PROC_UNLOCK(tdt->td_proc);
 		if (error)