diff --git a/sys/kern/init_main.c b/sys/kern/init_main.c
index 7a0e216ac69..364b42346c9 100644
--- a/sys/kern/init_main.c
+++ b/sys/kern/init_main.c
@@ -95,10 +95,6 @@ extern	struct user *proc0paddr;
 struct	vnode *rootvp;
 int	boothowto = 0;		/* initialized so that it can be patched */
 
-struct	timeval boottime;
-SYSCTL_STRUCT(_kern, KERN_BOOTTIME, boottime, CTLFLAG_RD, 
-    &boottime, timeval, "System boottime");
-
 /*
  * Promiscuous argument pass for start_init()
  *
diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_clock.c b/sys/kern/kern_clock.c
index 4d7b6a94e46..34f4c362ceb 100644
--- a/sys/kern/kern_clock.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_clock.c
@@ -101,6 +101,10 @@ long tk_rawcc;
 
 time_t time_second;
 
+struct	timeval boottime;
+SYSCTL_STRUCT(_kern, KERN_BOOTTIME, boottime, CTLFLAG_RD,
+    &boottime, timeval, "System boottime");
+
 /*
  * Which update policy to use.
  *   0 - every tick, bad hardware may fail with "calcru negative..."
diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_tc.c b/sys/kern/kern_tc.c
index 4d7b6a94e46..34f4c362ceb 100644
--- a/sys/kern/kern_tc.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_tc.c
@@ -101,6 +101,10 @@ long tk_rawcc;
 
 time_t time_second;
 
+struct	timeval boottime;
+SYSCTL_STRUCT(_kern, KERN_BOOTTIME, boottime, CTLFLAG_RD,
+    &boottime, timeval, "System boottime");
+
 /*
  * Which update policy to use.
  *   0 - every tick, bad hardware may fail with "calcru negative..."