diff --git a/sys/dev/sound/pci/cmi.c b/sys/dev/sound/pci/cmi.c
index 589f15ad6b8b..9f2bde47a35c 100644
--- a/sys/dev/sound/pci/cmi.c
+++ b/sys/dev/sound/pci/cmi.c
@@ -946,7 +946,8 @@ cmi_attach(device_t dev)
 	sc->st = rman_get_bustag(sc->reg);
 	sc->sh = rman_get_bushandle(sc->reg);
 
-	cmi_midiattach(sc);
+	if (0)
+		cmi_midiattach(sc);
 
 	sc->irqid = 0;
 	sc->irq   = bus_alloc_resource_any(dev, SYS_RES_IRQ, &sc->irqid,