diff --git a/sys/amd64/conf/GENERIC b/sys/amd64/conf/GENERIC
index be46a8be2817..5a7b4c43b107 100644
--- a/sys/amd64/conf/GENERIC
+++ b/sys/amd64/conf/GENERIC
@@ -150,10 +150,10 @@ device		sio3	at isa? disable port IO_COM4 irq 9
 # Parallel port
 device		ppc0	at isa? port? irq 7
 device		ppbus			# Parallel port bus (required)
-device		lpt0	at ppbus?	# Printer
-device		plip0	at ppbus?	# TCP/IP over parallel
-device		ppi0	at ppbus?	# Parallel port interface device
-#device		vpo0	at ppbus?	# Requires scbus and da0
+device		lpt			# Printer
+device		plip			# TCP/IP over parallel
+device		ppi			# Parallel port interface device
+#device		vpo			# Requires scbus and da
 
 
 # PCI Ethernet NICs.
diff --git a/sys/conf/NOTES b/sys/conf/NOTES
index 357b0194e29c..9109c7ec4bf4 100644
--- a/sys/conf/NOTES
+++ b/sys/conf/NOTES
@@ -2159,16 +2159,15 @@ options 	PLIP_DEBUG	# Parallel network IP interface debug
 options		PCFCLOCK_VERBOSE         # Verbose pcfclock driver
 options		PCFCLOCK_MAX_RETRIES=5   # Maximum read tries (default 10)
 
-device		ppbus
-device		vpo0	at ppbus?
-device		lpt0	at ppbus?
-device		plip0	at ppbus?
-device		ppi0	at ppbus?
-device		pps0	at ppbus?
-device		lpbb0	at ppbus?
-device		pcfclock0 at ppbus?
-
 device		ppc0	at isa? port? irq 7
+device		ppbus
+device		vpo
+device		lpt
+device		plip
+device		ppi
+device		pps
+device		lpbb
+device		pcfclock
 
 # Kernel BOOTP support
 
diff --git a/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC b/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC
index be46a8be2817..5a7b4c43b107 100644
--- a/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC
+++ b/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC
@@ -150,10 +150,10 @@ device		sio3	at isa? disable port IO_COM4 irq 9
 # Parallel port
 device		ppc0	at isa? port? irq 7
 device		ppbus			# Parallel port bus (required)
-device		lpt0	at ppbus?	# Printer
-device		plip0	at ppbus?	# TCP/IP over parallel
-device		ppi0	at ppbus?	# Parallel port interface device
-#device		vpo0	at ppbus?	# Requires scbus and da0
+device		lpt			# Printer
+device		plip			# TCP/IP over parallel
+device		ppi			# Parallel port interface device
+#device		vpo			# Requires scbus and da
 
 
 # PCI Ethernet NICs.
diff --git a/sys/i386/conf/LINT b/sys/i386/conf/LINT
index 357b0194e29c..9109c7ec4bf4 100644
--- a/sys/i386/conf/LINT
+++ b/sys/i386/conf/LINT
@@ -2159,16 +2159,15 @@ options 	PLIP_DEBUG	# Parallel network IP interface debug
 options		PCFCLOCK_VERBOSE         # Verbose pcfclock driver
 options		PCFCLOCK_MAX_RETRIES=5   # Maximum read tries (default 10)
 
-device		ppbus
-device		vpo0	at ppbus?
-device		lpt0	at ppbus?
-device		plip0	at ppbus?
-device		ppi0	at ppbus?
-device		pps0	at ppbus?
-device		lpbb0	at ppbus?
-device		pcfclock0 at ppbus?
-
 device		ppc0	at isa? port? irq 7
+device		ppbus
+device		vpo
+device		lpt
+device		plip
+device		ppi
+device		pps
+device		lpbb
+device		pcfclock
 
 # Kernel BOOTP support
 
diff --git a/sys/i386/conf/NOTES b/sys/i386/conf/NOTES
index 357b0194e29c..9109c7ec4bf4 100644
--- a/sys/i386/conf/NOTES
+++ b/sys/i386/conf/NOTES
@@ -2159,16 +2159,15 @@ options 	PLIP_DEBUG	# Parallel network IP interface debug
 options		PCFCLOCK_VERBOSE         # Verbose pcfclock driver
 options		PCFCLOCK_MAX_RETRIES=5   # Maximum read tries (default 10)
 
-device		ppbus
-device		vpo0	at ppbus?
-device		lpt0	at ppbus?
-device		plip0	at ppbus?
-device		ppi0	at ppbus?
-device		pps0	at ppbus?
-device		lpbb0	at ppbus?
-device		pcfclock0 at ppbus?
-
 device		ppc0	at isa? port? irq 7
+device		ppbus
+device		vpo
+device		lpt
+device		plip
+device		ppi
+device		pps
+device		lpbb
+device		pcfclock
 
 # Kernel BOOTP support