diff --git a/sys/amd64/conf/NOTES b/sys/amd64/conf/NOTES
index 426db398a4a..6eaed3fa7f5 100644
--- a/sys/amd64/conf/NOTES
+++ b/sys/amd64/conf/NOTES
@@ -368,9 +368,6 @@ device		iwn6000g2bfw
 device		iwn6050fw
 device		wpifw
 
-# net80211 options
-options 	IEEE80211_DEBUG_REFCNT
-
 #
 # Non-Transparent Bridge (NTB) drivers
 #
diff --git a/sys/conf/NOTES b/sys/conf/NOTES
index e3332ee2012..a4c62dac873 100644
--- a/sys/conf/NOTES
+++ b/sys/conf/NOTES
@@ -886,6 +886,7 @@ device		vxlan
 #  and ath drivers and will eventually be required by all 802.11 drivers.
 device		wlan
 options 	IEEE80211_DEBUG		#enable debugging msgs
+options 	IEEE80211_DEBUG_REFCNT
 options 	IEEE80211_SUPPORT_MESH	#enable 802.11s D3.0 support
 options 	IEEE80211_SUPPORT_TDMA	#enable TDMA support