diff --git a/sys/dev/mlx5/mlx5_en/mlx5_en_main.c b/sys/dev/mlx5/mlx5_en/mlx5_en_main.c
--- a/sys/dev/mlx5/mlx5_en/mlx5_en_main.c
+++ b/sys/dev/mlx5/mlx5_en/mlx5_en_main.c
@@ -4308,6 +4308,8 @@
 	bool ext;
 	struct media media_entry = {};
 
+	printk_once("%s", mlx5e_version);
+
 	if (mlx5e_check_required_hca_cap(mdev)) {
 		mlx5_core_dbg(mdev, "mlx5e_check_required_hca_cap() failed\n");
 		return (NULL);
@@ -4773,14 +4775,6 @@
 	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);
 
diff --git a/sys/dev/mlx5/mlx5_ib/mlx5_ib_main.c b/sys/dev/mlx5/mlx5_ib/mlx5_ib_main.c
--- a/sys/dev/mlx5/mlx5_ib/mlx5_ib_main.c
+++ b/sys/dev/mlx5/mlx5_ib/mlx5_ib_main.c
@@ -3271,6 +3271,8 @@
 	int err;
 	int i;
 
+	printk_once("%s", mlx5_version);
+
 	port_type_cap = MLX5_CAP_GEN(mdev, port_type);
 	ll = mlx5_port_type_cap_to_rdma_ll(port_type_cap);
 
@@ -3575,13 +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);