diff --git a/sys/kern/init_main.c b/sys/kern/init_main.c
--- a/sys/kern/init_main.c
+++ b/sys/kern/init_main.c
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@
 			BOOTTRACE_INIT("sysinit 0x%7x", sip->subsystem);
 
 #if defined(VERBOSE_SYSINIT)
-		if (sip->subsystem > last && verbose_sysinit != 0) {
+		if (verbose_sysinit != 0 && sip->subsystem != last) {
 			verbose = 1;
 			printf("subsystem %x\n", sip->subsystem);
 		}