diff --git a/sys/gnu/ext2fs/ext2_vfsops.c b/sys/gnu/ext2fs/ext2_vfsops.c
index 1ee52cd30045..773ecfda78b8 100644
--- a/sys/gnu/ext2fs/ext2_vfsops.c
+++ b/sys/gnu/ext2fs/ext2_vfsops.c
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ static int ext2_unmount __P((struct mount *, int, struct proc *));
 static int ext2_vget __P((struct mount *, ino_t, struct vnode **));
 static int ext2_vptofh __P((struct vnode *, struct fid *));
 
-static MALLOC_DEFINE(M_EXT2NODE, "EXT2 nodes", "EXT2 Filsystem inodes");
+static MALLOC_DEFINE(M_EXT2NODE, "EXT2 node", "EXT2 vnode private part");
 
 static struct vfsops ext2fs_vfsops = {
 	ext2_mount,
diff --git a/sys/gnu/fs/ext2fs/ext2_vfsops.c b/sys/gnu/fs/ext2fs/ext2_vfsops.c
index 1ee52cd30045..773ecfda78b8 100644
--- a/sys/gnu/fs/ext2fs/ext2_vfsops.c
+++ b/sys/gnu/fs/ext2fs/ext2_vfsops.c
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ static int ext2_unmount __P((struct mount *, int, struct proc *));
 static int ext2_vget __P((struct mount *, ino_t, struct vnode **));
 static int ext2_vptofh __P((struct vnode *, struct fid *));
 
-static MALLOC_DEFINE(M_EXT2NODE, "EXT2 nodes", "EXT2 Filsystem inodes");
+static MALLOC_DEFINE(M_EXT2NODE, "EXT2 node", "EXT2 vnode private part");
 
 static struct vfsops ext2fs_vfsops = {
 	ext2_mount,