diff --git a/sys/pc98/pc98/atcompat_diskslice.c b/sys/pc98/pc98/atcompat_diskslice.c
index c6a73723bd9a..dcf44723c126 100644
--- a/sys/pc98/pc98/atcompat_diskslice.c
+++ b/sys/pc98/pc98/atcompat_diskslice.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
  *
  *	from: @(#)ufs_disksubr.c	7.16 (Berkeley) 5/4/91
  *	from: ufs_disksubr.c,v 1.8 1994/06/07 01:21:39 phk Exp $
- *	$Id: atcompat_diskslice.c,v 1.5 1997/02/22 09:43:31 peter Exp $
+ *	$Id: atcompat_diskslice.c,v 1.6 1997/04/20 05:16:05 kato Exp $
  */
 
 /*
@@ -224,8 +224,9 @@ reread_mbr:
 	sname = dsname(dname, dkunit(dev), WHOLE_DISK_SLICE, RAW_PART,
 		       partname);
 	if (cp[0x1FE] != 0x55 || cp[0x1FF] != 0xAA) {
-		printf("%s: invalid primary partition table: no magic\n",
-		       sname);
+		if (bootverbose)
+			printf("%s: invalid primary partition table: no magic\n",
+			       sname);
 		error = EINVAL;
 		goto done;
 	}
@@ -419,8 +420,9 @@ atcompat_extended(dname, dev, strat, lp, ssp, ext_offset, ext_size,
 	if (cp[0x1FE] != 0x55 || cp[0x1FF] != 0xAA) {
 		sname = dsname(dname, dkunit(dev), WHOLE_DISK_SLICE, RAW_PART,
 			       partname);
-		printf("%s: invalid extended partition table: no magic\n",
-		       sname);
+		if (bootverbose)
+			printf("%s: invalid extended partition table: no magic\n",
+			       sname);
 		goto done;
 	}
 
diff --git a/sys/pc98/pc98/diskslice_machdep.c b/sys/pc98/pc98/diskslice_machdep.c
index 205657399c67..c20b978e28a9 100644
--- a/sys/pc98/pc98/diskslice_machdep.c
+++ b/sys/pc98/pc98/diskslice_machdep.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
  *
  *	from: @(#)ufs_disksubr.c	7.16 (Berkeley) 5/4/91
  *	from: ufs_disksubr.c,v 1.8 1994/06/07 01:21:39 phk Exp $
- *	$Id: diskslice_machdep.c,v 1.8 1997/02/22 09:43:33 peter Exp $
+ *	$Id: diskslice_machdep.c,v 1.9 1997/04/20 05:16:06 kato Exp $
  */
 
 /*
@@ -275,8 +275,9 @@ reread_mbr:
 	sname = dsname(dname, dkunit(dev), WHOLE_DISK_SLICE, RAW_PART,
 		       partname);
 	if (cp[0x1FE] != 0x55 || cp[0x1FF] != 0xAA) {
-		printf("%s: invalid primary partition table: no magic\n",
-		       sname);
+		if (bootverbose)
+			printf("%s: invalid primary partition table: no magic\n",
+			       sname);
 		error = EINVAL;
 		goto done;
 	}
@@ -578,8 +579,9 @@ extended(dname, dev, strat, lp, ssp, ext_offset, ext_size, base_ext_offset,
 	if (cp[0x1FE] != 0x55 || cp[0x1FF] != 0xAA) {
 		sname = dsname(dname, dkunit(dev), WHOLE_DISK_SLICE, RAW_PART,
 			       partname);
-		printf("%s: invalid extended partition table: no magic\n",
-		       sname);
+		if (bootverbose)
+			printf("%s: invalid extended partition table: no magic\n",
+			       sname);
 		goto done;
 	}