diff --git a/src/libs/compat/freebsd11_network/compat/sys/systm.h b/src/libs/compat/freebsd11_network/compat/sys/systm.h
index a7cf97f14b..be1c3b653b 100644
--- a/src/libs/compat/freebsd11_network/compat/sys/systm.h
+++ b/src/libs/compat/freebsd11_network/compat/sys/systm.h
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ int printf(const char *format, ...) __printflike(1, 2);
 
 #if KDEBUG_LEVEL_1
 #define bootverbose 1
+#else
+#define bootverbose 0
 #endif
 
 #ifdef INVARIANTS