diff --git a/sys/alpha/conf/gethints.pl b/sys/alpha/conf/gethints.pl
index 80586e381bff..74963990b873 100644
--- a/sys/alpha/conf/gethints.pl
+++ b/sys/alpha/conf/gethints.pl
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ while (<>) {
 	chop;
 	s/#.*//;
 	next unless /^device/;
+	s/"//g;
 	($dev, $nameunit, $at, $where, @rest) = split;
 	next unless $at eq "at" && $where ne "";
 	$name = $nameunit;
@@ -78,6 +79,10 @@ while (<>) {
 			}
 			next;
 		}
+		if ($key eq "port?" || $key eq "drq?" || $key eq "irq?" ||
+		    $key eq "iomem?" || $key eq "iosiz?") {
+			next;
+		}
 		if ($key eq "irq" || $key eq "drq" || $key eq "drive" ||
 		    $key eq "iomem" || $key eq "iosiz" || $key eq "flags"||
 		    $key eq "bus" || $key eq "target" || $key eq "unit") {
diff --git a/sys/i386/conf/gethints.pl b/sys/i386/conf/gethints.pl
index 80586e381bff..74963990b873 100644
--- a/sys/i386/conf/gethints.pl
+++ b/sys/i386/conf/gethints.pl
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ while (<>) {
 	chop;
 	s/#.*//;
 	next unless /^device/;
+	s/"//g;
 	($dev, $nameunit, $at, $where, @rest) = split;
 	next unless $at eq "at" && $where ne "";
 	$name = $nameunit;
@@ -78,6 +79,10 @@ while (<>) {
 			}
 			next;
 		}
+		if ($key eq "port?" || $key eq "drq?" || $key eq "irq?" ||
+		    $key eq "iomem?" || $key eq "iosiz?") {
+			next;
+		}
 		if ($key eq "irq" || $key eq "drq" || $key eq "drive" ||
 		    $key eq "iomem" || $key eq "iosiz" || $key eq "flags"||
 		    $key eq "bus" || $key eq "target" || $key eq "unit") {
diff --git a/sys/pc98/conf/gethints.pl b/sys/pc98/conf/gethints.pl
index 1a90029ff4a6..b385ed03e0e3 100644
--- a/sys/pc98/conf/gethints.pl
+++ b/sys/pc98/conf/gethints.pl
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ while (<>) {
 	chop;
 	s/#.*//;
 	next unless /^device/;
+	s/"//g;
 	($dev, $nameunit, $at, $where, @rest) = split;
 	next unless $at eq "at" && $where ne "";
 	$name = $nameunit;
@@ -71,6 +72,10 @@ while (<>) {
 			}
 			next;
 		}
+		if ($key eq "port?" || $key eq "drq?" || $key eq "irq?" ||
+		    $key eq "iomem?" || $key eq "iosiz?") {
+			next;
+		}
 		if ($key eq "irq" || $key eq "drq" || $key eq "drive" ||
 		    $key eq "iomem" || $key eq "iosiz" || $key eq "flags"||
 		    $key eq "bus" || $key eq "target" || $key eq "unit") {