diff --git a/freebsd/sys/sys/systm.h b/freebsd/sys/sys/systm.h
index 8630a89a..75d8a49b 100644
--- a/freebsd/sys/sys/systm.h
+++ b/freebsd/sys/sys/systm.h
@@ -348,6 +348,10 @@ int	msleep_spin(void *chan, struct mtx *mtx, const char *wmesg, int timo)
 #define	msleep_spin(chan, mtx, wmesg, timo)				\
 	msleep((chan), (mtx), 0, (wmesg), (timo))
 #endif /* __rtems__ */
+#ifdef __rtems__
+#include <unistd.h>
+#define pause _bsd_pause
+#endif /* __rtems__ */
 int	pause(const char *wmesg, int timo);
 #define	tsleep(chan, pri, wmesg, timo)					\
 	_sleep((chan), NULL, (pri), (wmesg), (timo))
diff --git a/rtemsbsd/include/machine/rtems-bsd-symbols.h b/rtemsbsd/include/machine/rtems-bsd-symbols.h
index 9b70caa8..23570a1c 100644
--- a/rtemsbsd/include/machine/rtems-bsd-symbols.h
+++ b/rtemsbsd/include/machine/rtems-bsd-symbols.h
@@ -317,7 +317,6 @@
 #define ohci_resume _bsd_ohci_resume
 #define ohci_suspend _bsd_ohci_suspend
 #define panic _bsd_panic
-#define pause _bsd_pause
 #define psignal _bsd_psignal
 #define root_bus_configure _bsd_root_bus_configure
 #define scsi_inquiry _bsd_scsi_inquiry