diff --git a/sys/geom/geom_disk.c b/sys/geom/geom_disk.c
--- a/sys/geom/geom_disk.c
+++ b/sys/geom/geom_disk.c
@@ -747,7 +747,9 @@
 		pp->flags |= G_PF_DIRECT_SEND;
 	pp->flags |= G_PF_DIRECT_RECEIVE;
 	if (bootverbose)
-		printf("GEOM: new disk %s\n", gp->name);
+		printf("GEOM: new disk %s%s%s\n", gp->name,
+		    dp->d_attachment[0] != '\0' ? " on " : "",
+		    dp->d_attachment);
 	sysctl_ctx_init(&sc->sysctl_ctx);
 	snprintf(tmpstr, sizeof(tmpstr), "GEOM disk %s", gp->name);
 	sc->sysctl_tree = SYSCTL_ADD_NODE(&sc->sysctl_ctx,