diff --git a/freebsd/sys/kern/init_main.c b/freebsd/sys/kern/init_main.c
index 40fcacbf..88f5f685 100644
--- a/freebsd/sys/kern/init_main.c
+++ b/freebsd/sys/kern/init_main.c
@@ -122,9 +122,7 @@ SYSINIT(placeholder, SI_SUB_DUMMY, SI_ORDER_ANY, NULL, NULL);
  * The sysinit table itself.  Items are checked off as the are run.
  * If we want to register new sysinit types, add them to newsysinit.
  */
-#endif /* __rtems__ */
 SET_DECLARE(sysinit_set, struct sysinit);
-#ifndef __rtems__
 struct sysinit **sysinit, **sysinit_end;
 struct sysinit **newsysinit, **newsysinit_end;
 
@@ -162,6 +160,8 @@ sysinit_add(struct sysinit **set, struct sysinit **set_end)
 	newsysinit = newset;
 	newsysinit_end = newset + count;
 }
+#else /* __rtems__ */
+RWSET_DECLARE(sysinit_set, struct sysinit);
 #endif /* __rtems__ */
 
 #if defined (DDB) && defined(VERBOSE_SYSINIT)
diff --git a/freebsd/sys/sys/kernel.h b/freebsd/sys/sys/kernel.h
index e276f8ee..c3e83022 100644
--- a/freebsd/sys/sys/kernel.h
+++ b/freebsd/sys/sys/kernel.h
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ struct sysinit {
 		func,						\
 		(ident)						\
 	};							\
-	DATA_SET(sysinit_set,SYSINIT_ENTRY_NAME(uniquifier))
+	RWDATA_SET(sysinit_set,SYSINIT_ENTRY_NAME(uniquifier))
 #define	SYSINIT_REFERENCE(uniquifier)				\
 	extern struct sysinit SYSINIT_ENTRY_NAME(uniquifier);	\
 	static struct sysinit const * const			\
diff --git a/freebsd/sys/sys/linker_set.h b/freebsd/sys/sys/linker_set.h
index b915302f..47957816 100644
--- a/freebsd/sys/sys/linker_set.h
+++ b/freebsd/sys/sys/linker_set.h
@@ -51,9 +51,25 @@
 	static void const * const __set_##set##_sym_##sym 		\
 	__section("set_" #set) __used = &sym
 #else /* __rtems__ */
+#define RTEMS_BSD_DEFINE_SET(set, ptype)				\
+	ptype * const __CONCAT(_bsd__start_set_,set)[0]			\
+	__section(".rtemsroset.bsd." __STRING(set) ".begin") __used;		\
+	ptype * const __CONCAT(_bsd__stop_set_,set)[0]			\
+	__section(".rtemsroset.bsd." __STRING(set) ".end") __used
+
 #define __MAKE_SET(set, sym)						\
-	static void const * const __set_##set##_sym_##sym 		\
-	__section("_bsd_set_" #set) __used = &sym
+	static const void * const __set_##set##_sym_##sym 		\
+	__section(".rtemsroset.bsd." __STRING(set) ".content") __used = &sym
+
+#define RTEMS_BSD_DEFINE_RWSET(set, ptype)				\
+	ptype *__CONCAT(_bsd__start_set_,set)[0]			\
+	__section(".rtemsrwset.bsd." __STRING(set) ".begin") __used;		\
+	ptype *__CONCAT(_bsd__stop_set_,set)[0]				\
+	__section(".rtemsrwset.bsd." __STRING(set) ".end") __used
+
+#define __MAKE_RWSET(set, sym)						\
+	static const void * __set_##set##_sym_##sym 			\
+	__section(".rtemsrwset.bsd." __STRING(set) ".content") __used = &sym
 #endif /* __rtems__ */
 #else /* !__GNUCLIKE___SECTION */
 #ifndef lint
@@ -70,6 +86,9 @@
 #define BSS_SET(set, sym)	__MAKE_SET(set, sym)
 #define ABS_SET(set, sym)	__MAKE_SET(set, sym)
 #define SET_ENTRY(set, sym)	__MAKE_SET(set, sym)
+#ifdef __rtems__
+#define RWDATA_SET(set, sym)	__MAKE_RWSET(set, sym)
+#endif /* __rtems__ */
 
 /*
  * Initialize before referring to a given linker set.
@@ -85,8 +104,12 @@
 	(&__CONCAT(__stop_set_,set))
 #else /* __rtems__ */
 #define SET_DECLARE(set, ptype)						\
-	extern ptype *__CONCAT(_bsd__start_set_,set) [];		\
-	extern ptype *__CONCAT(_bsd__stop_set_,set) []
+	extern ptype * const __CONCAT(_bsd__start_set_,set)[];		\
+	extern ptype * const __CONCAT(_bsd__stop_set_,set)[]
+
+#define RWSET_DECLARE(set, ptype)					\
+	extern ptype *__CONCAT(_bsd__start_set_,set)[];			\
+	extern ptype *__CONCAT(_bsd__stop_set_,set)[]
 
 #define SET_BEGIN(set)							\
 	(__CONCAT(_bsd__start_set_,set))
diff --git a/rtemsbsd/rtems/rtems-bsd-init.c b/rtemsbsd/rtems/rtems-bsd-init.c
index 613cab3d..ed462655 100644
--- a/rtemsbsd/rtems/rtems-bsd-init.c
+++ b/rtemsbsd/rtems/rtems-bsd-init.c
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@
  */
 
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2009, 2010 embedded brains GmbH.  All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2009-2013 embedded brains GmbH.  All rights reserved.
  *
  *  embedded brains GmbH
- *  Obere Lagerstr. 30
+ *  Dornierstr. 4
  *  82178 Puchheim
  *  Germany
  *  <rtems@embedded-brains.de>
@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@ SYSINIT_REFERENCE(linker_kernel);
 SYSINIT_MODULE_REFERENCE(rootbus);
 SYSINIT_DRIVER_REFERENCE(nexus, root);
 
+RTEMS_BSD_DEFINE_SET(modmetadata_set, struct mod_metadata);
+RTEMS_BSD_DEFINE_SET(sysctl_set, struct sysctl_oid);
+
+RTEMS_BSD_DEFINE_RWSET(sysinit_set, struct sysinit);
+
 /* In FreeBSD this is a local function */
 void mi_startup(void);