diff --git a/sys/alpha/conf/GENERIC b/sys/alpha/conf/GENERIC
index 0e95e83e985..69b28c0a659 100644
--- a/sys/alpha/conf/GENERIC
+++ b/sys/alpha/conf/GENERIC
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ options 	FFS			#Berkeley Fast Filesystem
 options 	FFS_ROOT		#FFS usable as root device [keep this!]
 options 	SOFTUPDATES		#Enable FFS soft updates support
 options 	MFS			#Memory Filesystem
-#options	DEVFS			#Device Filesystem
+#options 	DEVFS			#Device Filesystem
 options 	MD_ROOT			#MD is a potential root device
 options 	NFS			#Network Filesystem
 options 	NFS_ROOT		#NFS usable as root device
diff --git a/sys/alpha/conf/NOTES b/sys/alpha/conf/NOTES
index 0e95e83e985..69b28c0a659 100644
--- a/sys/alpha/conf/NOTES
+++ b/sys/alpha/conf/NOTES
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ options 	FFS			#Berkeley Fast Filesystem
 options 	FFS_ROOT		#FFS usable as root device [keep this!]
 options 	SOFTUPDATES		#Enable FFS soft updates support
 options 	MFS			#Memory Filesystem
-#options	DEVFS			#Device Filesystem
+#options 	DEVFS			#Device Filesystem
 options 	MD_ROOT			#MD is a potential root device
 options 	NFS			#Network Filesystem
 options 	NFS_ROOT		#NFS usable as root device