diff --git a/sys/sys/systm.h b/sys/sys/systm.h
index 17c110a957c9..497e09f86488 100644
--- a/sys/sys/systm.h
+++ b/sys/sys/systm.h
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ void	tablefull(const char *);
 extern int (*lkpi_alloc_current)(struct thread *, int);
 int linux_alloc_current_noop(struct thread *, int);
 
-#if defined(KLD_MODULE) || defined(KTR_CRITICAL) || !defined(_KERNEL) || defined(GENOFFSET)
+#if (defined(KLD_MODULE) && !defined(KLD_TIED)) || defined(KTR_CRITICAL) || !defined(_KERNEL) || defined(GENOFFSET)
 #define critical_enter() critical_enter_KBI()
 #define critical_exit() critical_exit_KBI()
 #else