diff --git a/lib/libc/powerpc/gen/syncicache.c b/lib/libc/powerpc/gen/syncicache.c
index 21a477e9b93..434dcec6341 100644
--- a/lib/libc/powerpc/gen/syncicache.c
+++ b/lib/libc/powerpc/gen/syncicache.c
@@ -47,13 +47,15 @@ static const char rcsid[] =
 #include <machine/cpu.h>
 #include <machine/md_var.h>
 
-#ifndef _KERNEL
+#ifdef _STANDALONE
 int cacheline_size = 32;
 #endif
 
 #if	!defined(_KERNEL) && !defined(_STANDALONE)
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
+int cacheline_size = 0;
+
 static void getcachelinesize(void);
 
 static void