diff --git share/man/man9/printf.9 share/man/man9/printf.9
index 84ac822..505ea9b 100644
--- share/man/man9/printf.9
+++ share/man/man9/printf.9
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ The
 .Fn log
 function sends the message to the kernel logging facility, using
 the log level as indicated by
-.Fa pri .
+.Fa pri ,
+and to the console if no process is yet reading the log.
 .Pp
 Each of these related functions use the
 .Fa fmt
diff --git sys/kern/subr_prf.c sys/kern/subr_prf.c
index 7e6fd09..6509522 100644
--- sys/kern/subr_prf.c
+++ sys/kern/subr_prf.c
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ log(int level, const char *fmt, ...)
 	va_list ap;
 
 	va_start(ap, fmt);
-	(void)_vprintf(level, log_open ? TOLOG : TOCONS, fmt, ap);
+	(void)_vprintf(level, log_open ? TOLOG : TOCONS | TOLOG, fmt, ap);
 	va_end(ap);
 
 	msgbuftrigger = 1;