Index: sys/kern/vfs_mountroot.c =================================================================== --- sys/kern/vfs_mountroot.c (revision 214082) +++ sys/kern/vfs_mountroot.c (working copy) @@ -713,8 +713,7 @@ parse_mount(char **conf) goto out; } - if (strcmp(fs, "zfs") != 0 && dev[0] != '\0' && - !parse_mount_dev_present(dev)) { + if ((strstr(dev, "/dev/") == dev) && !parse_mount_dev_present(dev)) { printf("mountroot: waiting for device %s ...\n", dev); delay = hz / 10; timeout = root_mount_timeout * hz;