diff --git a/sys/geom/geom_bsd.c b/sys/geom/geom_bsd.c
index dbca1754fc8e..b7402cf6a817 100644
--- a/sys/geom/geom_bsd.c
+++ b/sys/geom/geom_bsd.c
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
 #define	BSD_CLASS_NAME "BSD"
 
 #define ALPHA_LABEL_OFFSET	64
+#define HISTORIC_LABEL_OFFSET	512
 
 #define LABELSIZE (148 + 16 * MAXPARTITIONS)
 
@@ -536,6 +537,15 @@ g_bsd_taste(struct g_class *mp, struct g_provider *pp, int flags)
 		/* First look for a label at the start of the second sector. */
 		error = g_bsd_try(gp, gsp, cp, secsize, ms, secsize);
 
+		/*
+		 * If sector size is not 512 the label still can be at
+		 * offset 512, not at the start of the second sector. At least
+		 * it's true for labels created by the FreeBSD's bsdlabel(8).
+		 */
+		if (error && secsize != HISTORIC_LABEL_OFFSET)
+			error = g_bsd_try(gp, gsp, cp, secsize, ms,
+			    HISTORIC_LABEL_OFFSET);
+
 		/* Next, look for alpha labels */
 		if (error)
 			error = g_bsd_try(gp, gsp, cp, secsize, ms,