diff --git a/sys/arm64/arm64/pmap.c b/sys/arm64/arm64/pmap.c
index f51758342e0..2bae8810fd8 100644
--- a/sys/arm64/arm64/pmap.c
+++ b/sys/arm64/arm64/pmap.c
@@ -242,9 +242,10 @@ vm_offset_t kernel_vm_end = 0;
 
 /*
  * Data for the pv entry allocation mechanism.
- * Updates to pv_invl_gen are protected by the pv_list_locks[]
- * elements, but reads are not.
  */
+static TAILQ_HEAD(pch, pv_chunk) pv_chunks = TAILQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER(pv_chunks);
+static struct mtx pv_chunks_mutex;
+static struct rwlock pv_list_locks[NPV_LIST_LOCKS];
 static struct md_page *pv_table;
 static struct md_page pv_dummy;
 
@@ -270,13 +271,6 @@ SYSCTL_INT(_vm_pmap, OID_AUTO, superpages_enabled,
     CTLFLAG_RDTUN | CTLFLAG_NOFETCH, &superpages_enabled, 0,
     "Are large page mappings enabled?");
 
-/*
- * Data for the pv entry allocation mechanism
- */
-static TAILQ_HEAD(pch, pv_chunk) pv_chunks = TAILQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER(pv_chunks);
-static struct mtx pv_chunks_mutex;
-static struct rwlock pv_list_locks[NPV_LIST_LOCKS];
-
 /*
  * Internal flags for pmap_enter()'s helper functions.
  */