diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/vinum/chapter.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/vinum/chapter.sgml
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--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/vinum/chapter.sgml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/vinum/chapter.sgml
@@ -946,7 +946,10 @@ sd name bigraid.p0.s4 drive e plex bigraid.p0 state initializing len 4194304b dr
 	<note><para>This information only relates to the historic
 	Vinum implementation.  <emphasis>Gvinum</emphasis> always
 	features an automatic startup once the kernel module is
-	loaded.</para></note>
+	loaded, via &man.loader.conf.5;.  To load the
+	<emphasis>Gvinum</emphasis> module at boot time, add
+	<literal>geom_vinum_load="YES"</literal> to
+	<filename>/boot/loader.conf</filename>.</para></note>
 
         <para>In order to start Vinum automatically when you boot the
 	  system, ensure that you have the following line in your