diff --git a/libexec/rc/rc.d/devmatch b/libexec/rc/rc.d/devmatch
index f7f677b968e7..f5b8e8e51071 100755
--- a/libexec/rc/rc.d/devmatch
+++ b/libexec/rc/rc.d/devmatch
@@ -1,81 +1,81 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 # Copyright (c) 2018 M. Warner Losh <imp@FreeBSD.org>
 #
 # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
 # modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
 # are met:
 # 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
 #    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
 # 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
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 #    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
 #
 # THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
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 # IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
 # ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
 # FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
 # DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
 # OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
 # HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
 # LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
 # OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
 # SUCH DAMAGE.
 #
 # $FreeBSD$
 #
 # PROVIDE: devmatch
 # REQUIRE: kld
 # BEFORE: netif
 # KEYWORD: nojail
 
 . /etc/rc.subr
 
 name="devmatch"
 desc="Use devmatch(8) to load kernel modules"
 rcvar="${name}_enable"
 
 start_cmd="${name}_start"
 stop_cmd=':'
 one_nomatch="$2"
 
 devmatch_start()
 {
 	local x m list
 
 	if [ -n "$one_nomatch" ]; then
 		list=$(devmatch -p "${one_nomatch}" | sort -u)
 	else
 		list=$(devmatch | sort -u)
 	fi
 
 	[ -n "$list" ] || return
 
 	# While kldload can accept multiple modules on the line at once, we loop
 	# here in case there's some weird error with one of them.  We also
 	# optimize against the false positives or drivers that have symbolic
 	# links that confuse devmatch by running it -n.  Finally, we filter out
 	# all items in the devmatch_blocklist.
 	#
 	# We strip all the .ko suffixes off so that one may specify modules
 	# with or without .ko. Prior version documented it was without, while
 	# the code required it, so accept both now. devmatch produces module
 	# names with .ko
 
 	devctl freeze
 	x=$(echo '#'${devmatch_blocklist:-${devmatch_blacklist}}'#' | \
 		sed -e "s/ /#/g;s/\.ko#/#/g")
 	for m in ${list}; do
 		m="${m%.ko}"
 		case "${x}" in
 		*"#${m}#"*) continue ;;
 		esac
-		echo "Autoloading module: ${m}"
-		kldload -n ${m}
+		kldstat -q -n ${m} || \
+		    (echo "Autoloading module: ${m}"; kldload -n ${m})
 	done
 	devctl thaw
 }
 
 load_rc_config $name
 run_rc_command "$1"