diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_environment.c b/sys/kern/kern_environment.c
index a2d4102d917c75..d5f0873fa40efc 100644
--- a/sys/kern/kern_environment.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_environment.c
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ init_dynamic_kenv(void *data __unused)
 	mtx_init(&kenv_lock, "kernel environment", NULL, MTX_DEF);
 	dynamic_kenv = 1;
 }
-SYSINIT(kenv, SI_SUB_KMEM, SI_ORDER_ANY, init_dynamic_kenv, NULL);
+SYSINIT(kenv, SI_SUB_KMEM + 1, SI_ORDER_FIRST, init_dynamic_kenv, NULL);
 
 void
 freeenv(char *env)
diff --git a/sys/kern/subr_hints.c b/sys/kern/subr_hints.c
index c9d9af1324d4c2..b44020173d9b54 100644
--- a/sys/kern/subr_hints.c
+++ b/sys/kern/subr_hints.c
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ static_hints_to_env(void *data __unused)
 }
 
 /* Any time after dynamic env is setup */
-SYSINIT(hintenv, SI_SUB_KMEM, SI_ORDER_ANY, static_hints_to_env, NULL);
+SYSINIT(hintenv, SI_SUB_KMEM + 1, SI_ORDER_SECOND, static_hints_to_env, NULL);
 
 /*
  * Checks the environment to see if we even have any hints.  If it has no hints,