diff --git a/stand/kboot/main.c b/stand/kboot/main.c
index 7826e06c653f..b8cd27bf3cf9 100644
--- a/stand/kboot/main.c
+++ b/stand/kboot/main.c
@@ -105,6 +105,9 @@ main(int argc, const char **argv)
 	 */
 	cons_probe();
 
+	/* Initialize all the devices */
+	devinit();
+
 	/* Choose bootdev if provided */
 	if (argc > 1)
 		bootdev = argv[1];