diff --git a/sys/sys/cdefs.h b/sys/sys/cdefs.h
index 82cdc6ea4b4..1fb9875d827 100644
--- a/sys/sys/cdefs.h
+++ b/sys/sys/cdefs.h
@@ -213,9 +213,9 @@
 #define	__packed
 #define	__aligned(x)
 #define	__section(x)
-#define	__weak
+#define	__weak_symbol
 #else
-#define	__weak		__attribute__((__weak__))
+#define	__weak_symbol	__attribute__((__weak__))
 #if !__GNUC_PREREQ__(2, 5) && !defined(__INTEL_COMPILER)
 #define	__dead2
 #define	__pure2
diff --git a/sys/sys/linker_set.h b/sys/sys/linker_set.h
index 5742ec62558..eaffcd14368 100644
--- a/sys/sys/linker_set.h
+++ b/sys/sys/linker_set.h
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@
  * Initialize before referring to a given linker set.
  */
 #define SET_DECLARE(set, ptype)					\
-	extern ptype __weak *__CONCAT(__start_set_,set);	\
-	extern ptype __weak *__CONCAT(__stop_set_,set)
+	extern ptype __weak_symbol *__CONCAT(__start_set_,set);	\
+	extern ptype __weak_symbol *__CONCAT(__stop_set_,set)
 
 #define SET_BEGIN(set)							\
 	(&__CONCAT(__start_set_,set))