diff --git a/sys/tools/fw_stub.awk b/sys/tools/fw_stub.awk
index c769c0a5721..7e4c482a3a3 100644
--- a/sys/tools/fw_stub.awk
+++ b/sys/tools/fw_stub.awk
@@ -126,8 +126,7 @@ gsub(/[-\.]/, "_", modname);
 # Avoid a literal generated file tag here.
 generated = "@" "generated";
 printc("/*\
- * Automatically " generated " by:\
- * $FreeBSD$\
+ * Automatically " generated "\
  */");
 printc("#include <sys/param.h>");
 printc("#include <sys/errno.h>");