diff --git a/sys/dev/vt/hw/vga/vga.c b/sys/dev/vt/hw/vga/vga.c
index 13c640a2addc..b54210a50be4 100644
--- a/sys/dev/vt/hw/vga/vga.c
+++ b/sys/dev/vt/hw/vga/vga.c
@@ -45,8 +45,10 @@ __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
 #if defined(__amd64__) || defined(__i386__)
 #include <vm/vm.h>
 #include <vm/pmap.h>
+#include <machine/metadata.h>
 #include <machine/pmap.h>
 #include <machine/vmparam.h>
+#include <sys/linker.h>
 #endif /* __amd64__ || __i386__ */
 
 struct vga_softc {
@@ -636,6 +638,19 @@ vga_init(struct vt_device *vd)
 	struct vga_softc *sc = vd->vd_softc;
 	int textmode = 0;
 
+#if defined(__amd64__) || defined(__i386__)
+	/* Disable if EFI framebuffer present. Should be handled by priority
+	 * logic in vt(9), but this will do for now. XXX */
+
+	caddr_t kmdp, efifb;
+	kmdp = preload_search_by_type("elf kernel");
+	if (kmdp == NULL)
+		kmdp = preload_search_by_type("elf64 kernel");
+	efifb = preload_search_info(kmdp, MODINFO_METADATA | MODINFOMD_EFI_FB);
+	if (efifb != NULL)
+		return (CN_DEAD);
+#endif
+
 #if defined(__amd64__) || defined(__i386__)
 	sc->vga_fb_tag = X86_BUS_SPACE_MEM;
 	sc->vga_fb_handle = KERNBASE + VGA_MEM_BASE;