Index: sys/dev/mlx5/mlx5_en/mlx5_en_main.c
===================================================================
--- sys/dev/mlx5/mlx5_en/mlx5_en_main.c
+++ sys/dev/mlx5/mlx5_en/mlx5_en_main.c
@@ -4338,6 +4338,7 @@
 static void *
 mlx5e_create_ifp(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev)
 {
+	static bool first = true;
 	struct ifnet *ifp;
 	struct mlx5e_priv *priv;
 	u8 dev_addr[ETHER_ADDR_LEN] __aligned(4);
@@ -4354,6 +4355,11 @@
 	u32 speeds_num;
 	struct media media_entry = {};
 
+	if (first) {
+		printf("%s\n", mlx5e_version);
+		first = false;
+	}
+
 	if (mlx5e_check_required_hca_cap(mdev)) {
 		mlx5_core_dbg(mdev, "mlx5e_check_required_hca_cap() failed\n");
 		return (NULL);
@@ -4790,14 +4796,6 @@
 	mlx5_unregister_interface(&mlx5e_interface);
 }
 
-static void
-mlx5e_show_version(void __unused *arg)
-{
-
-	printf("%s", mlx5e_version);
-}
-SYSINIT(mlx5e_show_version, SI_SUB_DRIVERS, SI_ORDER_ANY, mlx5e_show_version, NULL);
-
 module_init_order(mlx5e_init, SI_ORDER_SIXTH);
 module_exit_order(mlx5e_cleanup, SI_ORDER_SIXTH);
 
Index: sys/dev/mlx5/mlx5_ib/mlx5_ib_main.c
===================================================================
--- sys/dev/mlx5/mlx5_ib/mlx5_ib_main.c
+++ sys/dev/mlx5/mlx5_ib/mlx5_ib_main.c
@@ -3258,12 +3258,18 @@
 
 static void *mlx5_ib_add(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev)
 {
+	static bool first = true;
 	struct mlx5_ib_dev *dev;
 	enum rdma_link_layer ll;
 	int port_type_cap;
 	int err;
 	int i;
 
+	if (first) {
+		printf("%s\n", mlx5_version);
+		first = false;
+	}
+
 	port_type_cap = MLX5_CAP_GEN(mdev, port_type);
 	ll = mlx5_port_type_cap_to_rdma_ll(port_type_cap);
 
@@ -3571,13 +3577,5 @@
 	mlx5_ib_odp_cleanup();
 }
 
-static void
-mlx5_ib_show_version(void __unused *arg)
-{
-
-	printf("%s", mlx5_version);
-}
-SYSINIT(mlx5_ib_show_version, SI_SUB_DRIVERS, SI_ORDER_ANY, mlx5_ib_show_version, NULL);
-
 module_init_order(mlx5_ib_init, SI_ORDER_SEVENTH);
 module_exit_order(mlx5_ib_cleanup, SI_ORDER_SEVENTH);