Index: head/sys/dev/fb/vesa.c
===================================================================
--- head/sys/dev/fb/vesa.c
+++ head/sys/dev/fb/vesa.c
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@
 static vi_bitblt_t		vesa_bitblt;
 static vi_diag_t		vesa_diag;
 static int			vesa_bios_info(int level);
+static int			vesa_late_load(int flags);
 
 static video_switch_t vesavidsw = {
 	vesa_probe,
@@ -1141,7 +1142,7 @@
 	 * initialization for now and try again later.
 	 */
 	if (adp == NULL) {
-		vga_sub_configure = vesa_configure;
+		vga_sub_configure = vesa_late_load;
 		return (ENODEV);
 	}
 
@@ -1909,6 +1910,17 @@
 static int
 vesa_load(void)
 {
+
+	return (vesa_late_load(0));
+}
+
+/*
+ * To be called from the vga_sub_configure hook in case the VGA adapter is
+ * not found when VESA is loaded.
+ */
+static int
+vesa_late_load(int flags)
+{
 	int error;
 
 	if (vesa_init_done)
@@ -1918,7 +1930,7 @@
 
 	/* locate a VGA adapter */
 	vesa_adp = NULL;
-	error = vesa_configure(0);
+	error = vesa_configure(flags);
 
 	if (error == 0)
 		vesa_bios_info(bootverbose);