diff --git a/sys/arm64/arm64/machdep.c b/sys/arm64/arm64/machdep.c
--- a/sys/arm64/arm64/machdep.c
+++ b/sys/arm64/arm64/machdep.c
@@ -768,7 +768,9 @@
 	update_special_regs(0);
 
 	link_elf_ireloc(kmdp);
+#ifdef FDT
 	try_load_dtb(kmdp);
+#endif
 
 	efi_systbl_phys = MD_FETCH(kmdp, MODINFOMD_FW_HANDLE, vm_paddr_t);
 
diff --git a/sys/arm64/arm64/machdep_boot.c b/sys/arm64/arm64/machdep_boot.c
--- a/sys/arm64/arm64/machdep_boot.c
+++ b/sys/arm64/arm64/machdep_boot.c
@@ -53,9 +53,10 @@
 
 extern int *end;
 static char *loader_envp;
-static char static_kenv[4096];
 
 #ifdef FDT
+static char static_kenv[4096];
+
 #define	CMDLINE_GUARD "FreeBSD:"
 #define	LBABI_MAX_COMMAND_LINE 512
 static char linux_command_line[LBABI_MAX_COMMAND_LINE + 1];