diff --git a/sys/net/vnet.h b/sys/net/vnet.h
index b4168750e02..a8c9887ed50 100644
--- a/sys/net/vnet.h
+++ b/sys/net/vnet.h
@@ -273,7 +273,8 @@ extern struct sx vnet_sxlock;
 /* struct _hack is to stop this from being used with static data */
 #define	VNET_DEFINE(t, n)	\
     struct _hack; t VNET_NAME(n) __section(VNET_SETNAME) __used
-#if defined(KLD_MODULE) && (defined(__aarch64__) || defined(__riscv))
+#if defined(KLD_MODULE) && (defined(__aarch64__) || defined(__riscv) \
+		|| defined(__powerpc64__))
 /*
  * As with DPCPU_DEFINE_STATIC we are unable to mark this data as static
  * in modules on some architectures.
diff --git a/sys/sys/pcpu.h b/sys/sys/pcpu.h
index 38785cd26c9..3672d6070de 100644
--- a/sys/sys/pcpu.h
+++ b/sys/sys/pcpu.h
@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@ extern uintptr_t dpcpu_off[];
 /* struct _hack is to stop this from being used with the static keyword. */
 #define	DPCPU_DEFINE(t, n)	\
     struct _hack; t DPCPU_NAME(n) __section(DPCPU_SETNAME) __used
-#if defined(KLD_MODULE) && (defined(__aarch64__) || defined(__riscv))
+#if defined(KLD_MODULE) && (defined(__aarch64__) || defined(__riscv) \
+		|| defined(__powerpc64__))
 /*
  * On some architectures the compiler will use PC-relative load to
  * find the address of DPCPU data with the static keyword. We then