diff --git a/sys/sys/ktls.h b/sys/sys/ktls.h
index 3c43a23af04f..bf1e66fab027 100644
--- a/sys/sys/ktls.h
+++ b/sys/sys/ktls.h
@@ -29,8 +29,10 @@
 #ifndef _SYS_KTLS_H_
 #define	_SYS_KTLS_H_
 
+#ifdef _KERNEL
 #include <sys/refcount.h>
 #include <sys/_task.h>
+#endif
 
 struct tls_record_layer {
 	uint8_t  tls_type;