diff --git a/etc/etc.i386/inst1.install b/etc/etc.i386/inst1.install
index 45a6859966c1..6535a6891962 100755
--- a/etc/etc.i386/inst1.install
+++ b/etc/etc.i386/inst1.install
@@ -424,8 +424,8 @@ y*|Y*)
 	;;
 esac
 
-mount -u /dev/fd0a / || {
-	if mount -u /dev/fd1a / ; then
+mount -u /dev/fd0 / || {
+	if mount -u /dev/fd1 / ; then
 		echo "[Please ignore the above error message, that's normal.]"
 	else
 		echo "Oh boy, we're in trouble here: Could not mount floppy read-write."
diff --git a/etc/etc.i386/inst2.profile b/etc/etc.i386/inst2.profile
index 759828845cbb..7068d01032b6 100644
--- a/etc/etc.i386/inst2.profile
+++ b/etc/etc.i386/inst2.profile
@@ -191,8 +191,8 @@ load_fd()
 	fi
 	while [ "$drive" != "q" ]
 	do
-		device=/dev/fd0a
-		[ "$drive" = "B" ] && device=/dev/fd1a
+		device=/dev/fd0
+		[ "$drive" = "B" ] && device=/dev/fd1
 		[ "$drive" = "C" ] && device=${msdos_device}
 		echo; 
 		if [ "$drive" != "C" ]; then