diff --git a/sys/cam/nvme/nvme_da.c b/sys/cam/nvme/nvme_da.c
index a801730b9a8..0602e8b6f8d 100644
--- a/sys/cam/nvme/nvme_da.c
+++ b/sys/cam/nvme/nvme_da.c
@@ -808,6 +808,10 @@ ndaregister(struct cam_periph *periph, void *arg)
 	    DEVSTAT_ALL_SUPPORTED,
 	    DEVSTAT_TYPE_DIRECT | XPORT_DEVSTAT_TYPE(cpi.transport),
 	    DEVSTAT_PRIORITY_DISK);
+	/*
+	 * Add alias for older nvd drives to ease transition.
+	 */
+	disk_add_alias(disk, "nvd");
 
 	/*
 	 * Acquire a reference to the periph before we register with GEOM.