diff --git a/sys/net/vnet.h b/sys/net/vnet.h
index 66d5cd85bc5..514519a327b 100644
--- a/sys/net/vnet.h
+++ b/sys/net/vnet.h
@@ -273,8 +273,17 @@ 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__)
+/*
+ * As with DPCPU_DEFINE_STATIC we are unable to mark this data as static
+ * in modules on some architectures.
+ */
+#define	VNET_DEFINE_STATIC(t, n) \
+    t VNET_NAME(n) __section(VNET_SETNAME) __used
+#else
 #define	VNET_DEFINE_STATIC(t, n) \
     static t VNET_NAME(n) __section(VNET_SETNAME) __used
+#endif
 #define	_VNET_PTR(b, n)		(__typeof(VNET_NAME(n))*)		\
 				    ((b) + (uintptr_t)&VNET_NAME(n))
 
diff --git a/sys/sys/pcpu.h b/sys/sys/pcpu.h
index 9057cab2069..d2084b77b3d 100644
--- a/sys/sys/pcpu.h
+++ b/sys/sys/pcpu.h
@@ -97,7 +97,9 @@ extern uintptr_t dpcpu_off[];
  * wrong location.
  *
  * This is a workaround until a better solution can be found.
-*/
+ *
+ * VNET_DEFINE_STATIC also has the same workaround.
+ */
 #define	DPCPU_DEFINE_STATIC(t, n)	\
     t DPCPU_NAME(n) __section(DPCPU_SETNAME) __used
 #else