diff --git a/sys/boot/i386/boot2/boot2.c b/sys/boot/i386/boot2/boot2.c
index 8c082cae2ba5..6508dd63956f 100644
--- a/sys/boot/i386/boot2/boot2.c
+++ b/sys/boot/i386/boot2/boot2.c
@@ -243,9 +243,9 @@ main(void)
 	fsread(ino, cmd, sizeof(cmd));
 
     if (*cmd) {
-	printf("%s: %s", PATH_CONFIG, cmd);
 	if (parse())
 	    autoboot = 0;
+	printf("%s: %s", PATH_CONFIG, cmd);
 	/* Do not process this command twice */
 	*cmd = 0;
     }
diff --git a/sys/boot/i386/gptboot/gptboot.c b/sys/boot/i386/gptboot/gptboot.c
index 8c082cae2ba5..6508dd63956f 100644
--- a/sys/boot/i386/gptboot/gptboot.c
+++ b/sys/boot/i386/gptboot/gptboot.c
@@ -243,9 +243,9 @@ main(void)
 	fsread(ino, cmd, sizeof(cmd));
 
     if (*cmd) {
-	printf("%s: %s", PATH_CONFIG, cmd);
 	if (parse())
 	    autoboot = 0;
+	printf("%s: %s", PATH_CONFIG, cmd);
 	/* Do not process this command twice */
 	*cmd = 0;
     }
diff --git a/sys/boot/pc98/boot2/boot.c b/sys/boot/pc98/boot2/boot.c
index fe288c0b99a9..feccc7ec0357 100644
--- a/sys/boot/pc98/boot2/boot.c
+++ b/sys/boot/pc98/boot2/boot.c
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ boot(int drive)
 	readfile("boot.config", boot_config, BOOT_CONFIG_SIZE);
 		name = "/boot/loader";
 	if (boot_config[0] != '\0') {
-		printf("boot.config: %s", boot_config);
 		getbootdev(boot_config, &loadflags);
+		printf("boot.config: %s", boot_config);
 		if (openrd() != 0)
 			name = "kernel";
 	}