diff --git a/stand/common/console.c b/stand/common/console.c
index 08d0dc40e3a..0e8afb477ee 100644
--- a/stand/common/console.c
+++ b/stand/common/console.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <sys/cdefs.h>
 __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
 
+#include <sys/param.h>
 #include <stand.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
@@ -58,6 +59,10 @@ module_verbose_set(struct env_var *ev, int flags, const void *value)
 		return (CMD_ERROR);
 	}
 	module_verbose = (int)v;
+	if (module_verbose < MODULE_VERBOSE_TWIDDLE) {
+		/* A hack for now; we do not want twiddling */
+		twiddle_divisor(UINT_MAX);
+	}
 	env_setenv(ev->ev_name, flags | EV_NOHOOK, value, NULL, NULL);
 
 	return (CMD_OK);
diff --git a/stand/common/load_elf.c b/stand/common/load_elf.c
index 62df96aa2eb..4a6c1d5f4e7 100644
--- a/stand/common/load_elf.c
+++ b/stand/common/load_elf.c
@@ -470,11 +470,6 @@ __elfN(loadfile_raw)(char *filename, uint64_t dest,
 	} else if (module_verbose > MODULE_VERBOSE_SILENT)
 		printf("%s ", filename);
 
-	if (module_verbose < MODULE_VERBOSE_TWIDDLE) {
-		/* A hack for now; we do not want twiddling */
-		twiddle_divisor(UINT_MAX);
-	}
-
 	fp->f_size = __elfN(loadimage)(fp, &ef, dest);
 	if (fp->f_size == 0 || fp->f_addr == 0)
 		goto ioerr;