diff --git a/UPDATING b/UPDATING
index 1aae85df0a7..01fbf9a3094 100644
--- a/UPDATING
+++ b/UPDATING
@@ -2022,6 +2022,8 @@ COMMON ITEMS:
 	make -DALWAYS_CHECK_MAKE buildkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
 	make -DALWAYS_CHECK_MAKE installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
 
+	If you are running kernel modules from ports, see FOOTNOTE [1].
+
 	To test a kernel once
 	---------------------
 	If you just want to boot a kernel once (because you are not sure
@@ -2038,8 +2040,7 @@ COMMON ITEMS:
 	<make sure you have good level 0 dumps>
 	make buildworld
 	make buildkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
-	make installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
-							[1]
+	make installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE	[1]
 	<reboot in single user>				[3]
 	etcupdate -p					[5]
 	make installworld
@@ -2057,7 +2058,7 @@ COMMON ITEMS:
 	<make sure you have good level 0 dumps>
 	<boot into -stable>
 	make buildworld
-	make buildkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
+	make buildkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE	[1]
 	<maybe newfs current's root partition>
 	<mount current's root partition on directory ${CURRENT_ROOT}>
 	make installworld DESTDIR=${CURRENT_ROOT} -DDB_FROM_SRC
@@ -2076,8 +2077,7 @@ COMMON ITEMS:
 	<make sure you have good level 0 dumps>
 	make buildworld					[9]
 	make buildkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE	[8]
-	make installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
-							[1]
+	make installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE	[1]
 	<reboot in single user>				[3]
 	etcupdate -p					[5]
 	make installworld
@@ -2097,8 +2097,10 @@ COMMON ITEMS:
 	messages there.  If in doubt, please track -stable which has
 	much fewer pitfalls.
 
-	[1] If you have third party modules, such as vmware, you should disable
-	them at this point so they don't crash your system on
+FOOTNOTES:
+
+	[1] If you have third party modules, such as drm-kmod or vmware, you
+	should disable them at this point so they don't crash your system on
 	reboot. Alternatively, you should rebuild all the modules you have in
 	your system and install them as well.  If you are running -current, you
 	should seriously consider placing all sources to all the modules for