diff --git a/sys/kern/vfs_mount.c b/sys/kern/vfs_mount.c
index e3578925ace..38c076f30fc 100644
--- a/sys/kern/vfs_mount.c
+++ b/sys/kern/vfs_mount.c
@@ -1196,6 +1196,8 @@ vfs_mountroot(void)
 
 	root_mount_wait();
 
+	devfs_first();
+
 	/*
 	 * We are booted with instructions to prompt for the root filesystem.
 	 */