diff --git a/sys/conf/kmod_syms.awk b/sys/conf/kmod_syms.awk
index 3aa3eeb61f52..9e3aa0941f78 100644
--- a/sys/conf/kmod_syms.awk
+++ b/sys/conf/kmod_syms.awk
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ BEGIN {
 }
 
 # De-list symbols from the export list.
-// {
+{
         if (ARGIND == 1)
                 nextfile
         delete syms[$0]