diff --git a/etc/devd/devmatch.conf b/etc/devd/devmatch.conf
index af1c2708a939..b9a93c43d851 100644
--- a/etc/devd/devmatch.conf
+++ b/etc/devd/devmatch.conf
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #
 # Generic NOMATCH event
 nomatch 100 {
-	action "service devmatch start";
+	action "service devmatch start '?$_'";
 };
 
 # Add the following to devd.conf to prevent this from running: