diff --git a/sys/net/vnet.h b/sys/net/vnet.h
index 0baac27cbec0..1c8d1fe38502 100644
--- a/sys/net/vnet.h
+++ b/sys/net/vnet.h
@@ -95,7 +95,9 @@ struct vnet {
  * Location of the kernel's 'set_vnet' linker set.
  */
 extern uintptr_t	*__start_set_vnet;
+__GLOBL(__start_set_vnet);
 extern uintptr_t	*__stop_set_vnet;
+__GLOBL(__stop_set_vnet);
 
 #define	VNET_START	(uintptr_t)&__start_set_vnet
 #define	VNET_STOP	(uintptr_t)&__stop_set_vnet
diff --git a/sys/sys/pcpu.h b/sys/sys/pcpu.h
index 75017d6c6bcd..b029e1213d45 100644
--- a/sys/sys/pcpu.h
+++ b/sys/sys/pcpu.h
@@ -42,11 +42,15 @@
 #include <sys/resource.h>
 #include <machine/pcpu.h>
 
+#ifdef _KERNEL
+
 /*
  * Define a set for pcpu data.
  */
 extern uintptr_t *__start_set_pcpu;
+__GLOBL(__start_set_pcpu);
 extern uintptr_t *__stop_set_pcpu;
+__GLOBL(__stop_set_pcpu);
 
 /*
  * Array of dynamic pcpu base offsets.  Indexed by id.
@@ -127,6 +131,8 @@ extern uintptr_t dpcpu_off[];
 	}								\
 } while(0)
 
+#endif /* _KERNEL */
+
 /* 
  * XXXUPS remove as soon as we have per cpu variable
  * linker sets and can define rm_queue in _rm_lock.h