diff --git a/sys/geom/geom_vfs.c b/sys/geom/geom_vfs.c
index b6f5916c386a..04d5fe883a8f 100644
--- a/sys/geom/geom_vfs.c
+++ b/sys/geom/geom_vfs.c
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ struct g_vfs_softc {
 	int		 sc_active;
 	bool		 sc_orphaned;
 	int		 sc_enxio_active;
+	int		 sc_enxio_reported;
 };
 
 static struct buf_ops __g_vfs_bufops = {
@@ -150,8 +151,13 @@ g_vfs_done(struct bio *bip)
 		}
 		if (sc->sc_enxio_active)
 			bip->bio_error = ENXIO;
-		g_print_bio("g_vfs_done():", bip, "error = %d",
-		    bip->bio_error);
+		if (bip->bio_error != ENXIO ||
+		    atomic_cmpset_int(&sc->sc_enxio_reported, 0, 1)) {
+			g_print_bio("g_vfs_done():", bip, "error = %d%s",
+			    bip->bio_error,
+			    bip->bio_error != ENXIO ? "" :
+			    " supressing further ENXIO");
+		}
 	}
 	bp->b_error = bip->bio_error;
 	bp->b_ioflags = bip->bio_flags;