I have set: rc.conf: kld_list="${kld_list} cc_htcp tcp_rack" sysctl.conf: net.inet.tcp.functions_default=rack # Use TCP stack: freebsd / rack net.inet.tcp.cc.algorithm=htcp # TCP cognestion algoritm After boot all daemons started with default freebsd+newreno: # netstat -c -C -L -n -a Current listen queue sizes (qlen/incqlen/maxqlen) Proto Listen Local Address Stack CC cwin ssthresh MSS ECN tcp4 0/0/128 127.0.0.1.631 freebsd newreno 1073725440 1073725440 536 n/a tcp6 0/0/128 ::1.631 freebsd newreno 1073725440 1073725440 1220 n/a tcp4 0/0/128 *.22 freebsd newreno 1073725440 1073725440 536 n/a tcp6 0/0/128 *.22 freebsd newreno 1073725440 1073725440 1220 n/a This happen because boot order is: sysctl - at this point rack+htcp can not be set, not loaded kld daemons sysctl_latest I do not want move cc_htcp and tcp_rack to loader or write some workaround script to restart all services with freebsd+newreno after boot done.