diff --git a/sys/dev/acpica/acpi_cpu.c b/sys/dev/acpica/acpi_cpu.c
--- a/sys/dev/acpica/acpi_cpu.c
+++ b/sys/dev/acpica/acpi_cpu.c
@@ -381,6 +381,14 @@
 	cpu_sysctl_tree = SYSCTL_ADD_NODE(&cpu_sysctl_ctx,
 	    SYSCTL_CHILDREN(acpi_sc->acpi_sysctl_tree), OID_AUTO, "cpu",
 	    CTLFLAG_RD | CTLFLAG_MPSAFE, 0, "node for CPU children");
+
+#if defined(__i386__) || defined(__amd64__)
+	/* Add sysctl handler to control registering for CPPC notifications */
+	cppc_notify = 1;
+	SYSCTL_ADD_BOOL(&cpu_sysctl_ctx, SYSCTL_CHILDREN(cpu_sysctl_tree),
+	    OID_AUTO, "cppc_notify", CTLFLAG_RDTUN | CTLFLAG_MPSAFE,
+	    &cppc_notify, 0, "Register for CPPC Notifications");
+#endif
     }
 
     /*
@@ -987,14 +995,6 @@
 	NULL, 0, acpi_cpu_global_cx_lowest_sysctl, "A",
 	"Global lowest Cx sleep state to use");
 
-#if defined(__i386__) || defined(__amd64__)
-    /* Add sysctl handler to control registering for CPPC notifications */
-    cppc_notify = 1;
-    SYSCTL_ADD_BOOL(&cpu_sysctl_ctx, SYSCTL_CHILDREN(cpu_sysctl_tree),
-	OID_AUTO, "cppc_notify", CTLFLAG_RDTUN | CTLFLAG_MPSAFE,
-	&cppc_notify, 0, "Register for CPPC Notifications");
-#endif
-
     /* Take over idling from cpu_idle_default(). */
     cpu_cx_lowest_lim = 0;
     CPU_FOREACH(i) {