diff --git a/sys/powerpc/aim/moea64_if.m b/sys/powerpc/aim/moea64_if.m
index 713ab3c6effd..738c78b72466 100644
--- a/sys/powerpc/aim/moea64_if.m
+++ b/sys/powerpc/aim/moea64_if.m
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
  */
 
 INTERFACE moea64;
+SINGLETON;
 
 CODE {
 	static moea64_pte_replace_t moea64_pte_replace_default;
diff --git a/sys/powerpc/powerpc/mmu_if.m b/sys/powerpc/powerpc/mmu_if.m
index 1f91e0e52a78..fda0a519ed5d 100644
--- a/sys/powerpc/powerpc/mmu_if.m
+++ b/sys/powerpc/powerpc/mmu_if.m
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
  */
 
 INTERFACE mmu;
+SINGLETON;
 
 #
 # Default implementations of some methods
diff --git a/sys/tools/makeobjops.awk b/sys/tools/makeobjops.awk
index 5a4ccf759960..c0fb8db10f3e 100644
--- a/sys/tools/makeobjops.awk
+++ b/sys/tools/makeobjops.awk
@@ -325,13 +325,18 @@ function handle_method (static, doc)
 		    line_width, length(prototype)));
 	}
 	printh("{");
-	printh("\tkobjop_t _m;");
+	if (singleton)
+		printh("\tstatic kobjop_t _m;");
+	else
+		printh("\tkobjop_t _m;");
 	if (ret != "void")
 		printh("\t" ret " rc;");
 	if (!static)
 		firstvar = "((kobj_t)" firstvar ")";
 	if (prolog != "")
 		printh(prolog);
+	if (singleton)
+		printh("\tif (_m == NULL)");
 	printh("\tKOBJOPLOOKUP(" firstvar "->ops," mname ");");
 	rceq = (ret != "void") ? "rc = " : "";
 	printh("\t" rceq "((" mname "_t *) _m)(" varname_list ");");
@@ -453,6 +458,7 @@ for (file_i = 0; file_i < num_files; file_i++) {
 	lastdoc = "";
 	prolog = "";
 	epilog = "";
+	singleton = 0;
 
 	while (!error && (getline < src) > 0) {
 		lineno++;
@@ -497,6 +503,8 @@ for (file_i = 0; file_i < num_files; file_i++) {
 			prolog = handle_code();
 		else if (/^EPILOG[ 	]*{$/)
 			epilog = handle_code();
+		else if (/^SINGLETON/)
+			singleton = 1;
 		else {
 			debug($0);
 			warnsrc("Invalid line encountered");