diff --git a/share/examples/kld/dyn_sysctl/dyn_sysctl.c b/share/examples/kld/dyn_sysctl/dyn_sysctl.c
index 0d8634f61515..c7ff6fb2c48c 100644
--- a/share/examples/kld/dyn_sysctl/dyn_sysctl.c
+++ b/share/examples/kld/dyn_sysctl/dyn_sysctl.c
@@ -72,12 +72,10 @@ load(module_t mod, int cmd, void *arg)
 		 * to different contexts.
 		 */
 		printf("TREE		ROOT		  NAME\n");
-		a_root = SYSCTL_ADD_NODE(&clist,
-			SYSCTL_STATIC_CHILDREN(/* top of sysctl tree */),
+		a_root = SYSCTL_ADD_ROOT_NODE(&clist,
 			OID_AUTO, "dyn_sysctl", CTLFLAG_RW, 0,
 			"dyn_sysctl root node");
-		a_root = SYSCTL_ADD_NODE(&clist1,
-			SYSCTL_STATIC_CHILDREN(/* top of sysctl tree */),
+		a_root = SYSCTL_ADD_ROOT_NODE(&clist1,
 			OID_AUTO, "dyn_sysctl", CTLFLAG_RW, 0,
 			"dyn_sysctl root node");
 		if (a_root == NULL) {