Index: head/sys/dev/fb/vesa.c
===================================================================
--- head/sys/dev/fb/vesa.c
+++ head/sys/dev/fb/vesa.c
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@
 typedef struct adp_state adp_state_t;
 
 static struct mtx vesa_lock;
+MTX_SYSINIT(vesa_lock, &vesa_lock, "VESA lock", MTX_DEF);
 
 static int vesa_state;
 static void *vesa_state_buf;
@@ -134,7 +135,6 @@
 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,
@@ -1142,7 +1142,7 @@
 	 * initialization for now and try again later.
 	 */
 	if (adp == NULL) {
-		vga_sub_configure = vesa_late_load;
+		vga_sub_configure = vesa_configure;
 		return (ENODEV);
 	}
 
@@ -1910,27 +1910,14 @@
 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)
 		return (0);
 
-	mtx_init(&vesa_lock, "VESA lock", NULL, MTX_DEF);
-
 	/* locate a VGA adapter */
 	vesa_adp = NULL;
-	error = vesa_configure(flags);
+	error = vesa_configure(0);
 
 	if (error == 0)
 		vesa_bios_info(bootverbose);
@@ -1966,7 +1953,6 @@
 	}
 
 	vesa_bios_uninit();
-	mtx_destroy(&vesa_lock);
 
 	return (error);
 }