diff --git a/sys/sys/cdefs.h b/sys/sys/cdefs.h
--- a/sys/sys/cdefs.h
+++ b/sys/sys/cdefs.h
@@ -566,6 +566,9 @@
 #define	__GLOBL1(sym)	__asm__(".globl " #sym)
 #define	__GLOBL(sym)	__GLOBL1(sym)
 
+#define	__WEAK1(sym)	__asm__(".weak " #sym)
+#define	__WEAK(sym)	__WEAK1(sym)
+
 #if defined(__GNUC__)
 #define	__IDSTRING(name,string)	__asm__(".ident\t\"" string "\"")
 #else
diff --git a/sys/sys/linker_set.h b/sys/sys/linker_set.h
--- a/sys/sys/linker_set.h
+++ b/sys/sys/linker_set.h
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@
  */
 #ifdef __GNUCLIKE___SECTION
 #define __MAKE_SET_QV(set, sym, qv)			\
-	__GLOBL(__CONCAT(__start_set_,set));		\
-	__GLOBL(__CONCAT(__stop_set_,set));		\
+	__WEAK(__CONCAT(__start_set_,set));		\
+	__WEAK(__CONCAT(__stop_set_,set));		\
 	static void const * qv				\
 	__set_##set##_sym_##sym __section("set_" #set)	\
 	__nosanitizeaddress				\