diff --git a/sys/boot/i386/loader/main.c b/sys/boot/i386/loader/main.c
index 2b30b92161f1..644747e81510 100644
--- a/sys/boot/i386/loader/main.c
+++ b/sys/boot/i386/loader/main.c
@@ -262,7 +262,6 @@ extract_currdev(void)
 	    new_currdev.d_kind.zfs.root_guid = 0;
 	}
 	new_currdev.d_dev = &zfs_dev;
-	init_zfs_bootenv(zfs_fmtdev(&new_currdev));
 #endif
     } else if ((initial_bootdev & B_MAGICMASK) != B_DEVMAGIC) {
 	/* The passed-in boot device is bad */
@@ -296,6 +295,11 @@ extract_currdev(void)
 	new_currdev.d_unit = 0;
     }
 
+#ifdef LOADER_ZFS_SUPPORT
+    if (new_currdev.d_type == DEVT_ZFS)
+	init_zfs_bootenv(zfs_fmtdev(&new_currdev));
+#endif
+
     env_setenv("currdev", EV_VOLATILE, i386_fmtdev(&new_currdev),
 	       i386_setcurrdev, env_nounset);
     env_setenv("loaddev", EV_VOLATILE, i386_fmtdev(&new_currdev), env_noset,