diff --git a/sys/fs/nfs/nfs_commonsubs.c b/sys/fs/nfs/nfs_commonsubs.c
index 86819ac7f23b..1a82e052a8df 100644
--- a/sys/fs/nfs/nfs_commonsubs.c
+++ b/sys/fs/nfs/nfs_commonsubs.c
@@ -68,11 +68,15 @@ gid_t nfsrv_defaultgid = GID_NOGROUP;
 int nfsrv_lease = NFSRV_LEASE;
 int ncl_mbuf_mlen = MLEN;
 int nfsd_enable_stringtouid = 0;
-int nfsd_enable_uidtostring = 0;
+static int nfs_enable_uidtostring = 0;
 NFSNAMEIDMUTEX;
 NFSSOCKMUTEX;
 extern int nfsrv_lughashsize;
 
+SYSCTL_DECL(_vfs_nfs);
+SYSCTL_INT(_vfs_nfs, OID_AUTO, enable_uidtostring, CTLFLAG_RW,
+    &nfs_enable_uidtostring, 0, "Make nfs always send numeric owner_names");
+
 /*
  * This array of structures indicates, for V4:
  * retfh - which of 3 types of calling args are used
@@ -2562,7 +2566,7 @@ nfsv4_uidtostr(uid_t uid, u_char **cpp, int *retlenp, NFSPROC_T *p)
 
 	cnt = 0;
 tryagain:
-	if (nfsrv_dnsnamelen > 0 && !nfsd_enable_uidtostring) {
+	if (nfsrv_dnsnamelen > 0 && !nfs_enable_uidtostring) {
 		/*
 		 * Always map nfsrv_defaultuid to "nobody".
 		 */
@@ -2824,7 +2828,7 @@ nfsv4_gidtostr(gid_t gid, u_char **cpp, int *retlenp, NFSPROC_T *p)
 
 	cnt = 0;
 tryagain:
-	if (nfsrv_dnsnamelen > 0 && !nfsd_enable_uidtostring) {
+	if (nfsrv_dnsnamelen > 0 && !nfs_enable_uidtostring) {
 		/*
 		 * Always map nfsrv_defaultgid to "nogroup".
 		 */
diff --git a/sys/fs/nfsserver/nfs_nfsdport.c b/sys/fs/nfsserver/nfs_nfsdport.c
index 8e4ed0c03277..e6380238d1e6 100644
--- a/sys/fs/nfsserver/nfs_nfsdport.c
+++ b/sys/fs/nfsserver/nfs_nfsdport.c
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ static int nfs_commit_miss;
 extern int nfsrv_issuedelegs;
 extern int nfsrv_dolocallocks;
 extern int nfsd_enable_stringtouid;
-extern int nfsd_enable_uidtostring;
 
 SYSCTL_NODE(_vfs, OID_AUTO, nfsd, CTLFLAG_RW, 0, "NFS server");
 SYSCTL_INT(_vfs_nfsd, OID_AUTO, mirrormnt, CTLFLAG_RW,
@@ -104,8 +103,6 @@ SYSCTL_INT(_vfs_nfsd, OID_AUTO, debuglevel, CTLFLAG_RW, &nfsd_debuglevel,
     0, "Debug level for NFS server");
 SYSCTL_INT(_vfs_nfsd, OID_AUTO, enable_stringtouid, CTLFLAG_RW,
     &nfsd_enable_stringtouid, 0, "Enable nfsd to accept numeric owner_names");
-SYSCTL_INT(_vfs_nfsd, OID_AUTO, enable_uidtostring, CTLFLAG_RW,
-    &nfsd_enable_uidtostring, 0, "Make nfsd always send numeric owner_names");
 
 #define	MAX_REORDERED_RPC	16
 #define	NUM_HEURISTIC		1031