diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_devctl.c b/sys/kern/kern_devctl.c
index 0dd05a49c9a..602b8210552 100644
--- a/sys/kern/kern_devctl.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_devctl.c
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ static int sysctl_devctl_queue(SYSCTL_HANDLER_ARGS);
 static int devctl_queue_length = DEVCTL_DEFAULT_QUEUE_LEN;
 SYSCTL_PROC(_hw_bus, OID_AUTO, devctl_queue, CTLTYPE_INT | CTLFLAG_RWTUN |
     CTLFLAG_MPSAFE, NULL, 0, sysctl_devctl_queue, "I", "devctl queue length");
-static bool nomatch_enabled = false;
+static bool nomatch_enabled = true;
 SYSCTL_BOOL(_hw_bus, OID_AUTO, devctl_nomatch_enabled, CTLFLAG_RWTUN,
     &nomatch_enabled, 0, "enable nomatch events");