diff --git a/sys/sys/copyright.h b/sys/sys/copyright.h
index 4cbd86929f70..0f2805bc60fc 100644
--- a/sys/sys/copyright.h
+++ b/sys/sys/copyright.h
@@ -41,14 +41,12 @@
 	"Copyright (c) 1979, 1980, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994\n\tThe Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.\n"
 
 /* a port of FreeBSD to the NEC PC98, Japan */
+#if defined(PC98)
 #define COPYRIGHT_PC98 \
 	"Copyright (c) 1994-2003 FreeBSD(98) porting team.\nCopyright (c) 1992  A.Kojima F.Ukai M.Ishii (KMC).\n"
-
-#if defined(PC98)
-char copyright[] = COPYRIGHT_FreeBSD COPYRIGHT_PC98 COPYRIGHT_UCB;
-
 #else
-char copyright[] = COPYRIGHT_FreeBSD COPYRIGHT_UCB;
+#define COPYRIGHT_PC98
 #endif
 
+char copyright[] = COPYRIGHT_FreeBSD COPYRIGHT_PC98 COPYRIGHT_UCB;
 char trademark[] = TRADEMARK_Foundation;