diff --git a/rtemsbsd/src/rtems-bsd-generic.c b/rtemsbsd/src/rtems-bsd-generic.c
index bba9fd76..1fcd811f 100644
--- a/rtemsbsd/src/rtems-bsd-generic.c
+++ b/rtemsbsd/src/rtems-bsd-generic.c
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@
 #include <freebsd/sys/mutex.h>
 #include <freebsd/sys/malloc.h>
 
-MALLOC_DEFINE(M_IOV, "iov", "large iov's");
-
 void selrecord(struct thread *selector, struct selinfo *sip)
 {
 	BSD_PANIC("not implemented");
diff --git a/rtemsbsd/src/rtems-bsd-malloc.c b/rtemsbsd/src/rtems-bsd-malloc.c
index 47355497..41711ac9 100644
--- a/rtemsbsd/src/rtems-bsd-malloc.c
+++ b/rtemsbsd/src/rtems-bsd-malloc.c
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ MALLOC_DEFINE(M_TEMP, "temp", "misc temporary data buffers");
 MALLOC_DEFINE(M_IP6OPT, "ip6opt", "IPv6 options");
 MALLOC_DEFINE(M_IP6NDP, "ip6ndp", "IPv6 Neighbor Discovery");
 
+MALLOC_DEFINE(M_IOV, "iov", "large iov's");
+
 void
 malloc_init(void *data)
 {