diff --git a/sys/isa/isa_common.c b/sys/isa/isa_common.c
index c95fe46655cc..56fa0f2ba987 100644
--- a/sys/isa/isa_common.c
+++ b/sys/isa/isa_common.c
@@ -573,9 +573,10 @@ isa_probe_children(device_t dev)
 
 		err = device_probe_and_attach(child);
 		if (err == 0 && idev->id_vendorid == 0 &&
-		    strcmp(kern_ident, "GENERIC") == 0)
+		    strcmp(kern_ident, "GENERIC") == 0 &&
+		    device_is_attached(child))
 			device_printf(child,
-			    "non-PNP ISA device will be removed from GENERIC in FreeBSD 12.");
+			    "non-PNP ISA device will be removed from GENERIC in FreeBSD 12.\n");
 	}
 
 	/*