diff --git a/sys/conf/NOTES b/sys/conf/NOTES
index a92b0b8c92d5..94d12edf0c9b 100644
--- a/sys/conf/NOTES
+++ b/sys/conf/NOTES
@@ -715,7 +715,7 @@ options 	MD_NSECT=40000
 # scales with the largest mounted swap device multiplied by NSWAPDEV, 
 # irregardless of whether other swap devices exist or not.  So it
 # is not a good idea to make this value too large.
-options 	NSWAPDEV=4
+options 	NSWAPDEV=5
 
 # Disk quotas are supported when this option is enabled.
 options 	QUOTA			#enable disk quotas
diff --git a/sys/i386/conf/NOTES b/sys/i386/conf/NOTES
index a92b0b8c92d5..94d12edf0c9b 100644
--- a/sys/i386/conf/NOTES
+++ b/sys/i386/conf/NOTES
@@ -715,7 +715,7 @@ options 	MD_NSECT=40000
 # scales with the largest mounted swap device multiplied by NSWAPDEV, 
 # irregardless of whether other swap devices exist or not.  So it
 # is not a good idea to make this value too large.
-options 	NSWAPDEV=4
+options 	NSWAPDEV=5
 
 # Disk quotas are supported when this option is enabled.
 options 	QUOTA			#enable disk quotas