diff --git a/sys/dev/lnc/if_lnc_pci.c b/sys/dev/lnc/if_lnc_pci.c
index 5dec50d6d949..1e0d9403f2b6 100644
--- a/sys/dev/lnc/if_lnc_pci.c
+++ b/sys/dev/lnc/if_lnc_pci.c
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@
 #define PCI_DEVICE_ID_PCNet_PCI	0x2000
 #define PCI_DEVICE_ID_PCHome_PCI 0x2001
 
+#define LNC_PROBE_PRIORITY -1
+
 static int
 lnc_pci_probe(device_t dev)
 {
@@ -65,11 +67,11 @@ lnc_pci_probe(device_t dev)
 	switch(pci_get_device(dev)) {
 	case PCI_DEVICE_ID_PCNet_PCI:
 		device_set_desc(dev, "PCNet/PCI Ethernet adapter");
-		return(0);
+		return(LNC_PROBE_PRIORITY);
 		break;
 	case PCI_DEVICE_ID_PCHome_PCI:
 		device_set_desc(dev, "PCHome/PCI Ethernet adapter");
-		return(0);
+		return(LNC_PROBE_PRIORITY);
 		break;
 	default:
 		return (ENXIO);