diff --git a/sys/dev/ofw/ofw_cpu.c b/sys/dev/ofw/ofw_cpu.c
--- a/sys/dev/ofw/ofw_cpu.c
+++ b/sys/dev/ofw/ofw_cpu.c
@@ -192,6 +192,11 @@
 		return (ENXIO);
 
 	device_set_desc(dev, "Open Firmware CPU");
+	if (!bootverbose && device_get_unit(dev) != 0) {
+		device_quiet(dev);
+		device_quiet_children(dev);
+	}
+
 	return (0);
 }