diff --git a/sys/conf/makeLINT.mk b/sys/conf/makeLINT.mk
index e3ca91cdb3f0..e4b0b7131e3b 100644
--- a/sys/conf/makeLINT.mk
+++ b/sys/conf/makeLINT.mk
@@ -48,8 +48,10 @@ LINT: ${NOTES} ${MAKELINT_SED}
 	echo "nodevice netmap"		>> ${.TARGET}-NOIP
 .endif
 .if ${TARGET} == "arm"
-	cat ${.TARGET} ${.CURDIR}/NOTES.armv5 > ${.TARGET}-V5
-	cat ${.TARGET} ${.CURDIR}/NOTES.armv7 > ${.TARGET}-V7
+	cat ${NOTES} ${.CURDIR}/NOTES.armv5 | sed -E -n -f ${MAKELINT_SED} > \
+	    ${.TARGET}-V5
+	cat ${NOTES} ${.CURDIR}/NOTES.armv7 | sed -E -n -f ${MAKELINT_SED} > \
+	    ${.TARGET}-V7
 	rm ${.TARGET}
 .endif
 .if ${TARGET} == "mips"