diff --git a/sys/alpha/conf/GENERIC b/sys/alpha/conf/GENERIC
index bd740b0a569d..5e08e4404774 100644
--- a/sys/alpha/conf/GENERIC
+++ b/sys/alpha/conf/GENERIC
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ device          ppi             # Parallel port interface device
 device		de		# DEC/Intel DC21x4x (``Tulip'')
 device		fxp		# Intel EtherExpress PRO/100B (82557, 82558)
 device		le		# Lance
+device		vx		# 3Com 3c590, 3c595 (``Vortex'')
 device		wx		# Intel Gigabit Ethernet Card (``Wiseman'')
 
 # PCI Ethernet NICs that use the common MII bus controller code.
diff --git a/sys/alpha/conf/NOTES b/sys/alpha/conf/NOTES
index bd740b0a569d..5e08e4404774 100644
--- a/sys/alpha/conf/NOTES
+++ b/sys/alpha/conf/NOTES
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ device          ppi             # Parallel port interface device
 device		de		# DEC/Intel DC21x4x (``Tulip'')
 device		fxp		# Intel EtherExpress PRO/100B (82557, 82558)
 device		le		# Lance
+device		vx		# 3Com 3c590, 3c595 (``Vortex'')
 device		wx		# Intel Gigabit Ethernet Card (``Wiseman'')
 
 # PCI Ethernet NICs that use the common MII bus controller code.
diff --git a/sys/amd64/conf/GENERIC b/sys/amd64/conf/GENERIC
index 80bc63b3f1de..9caa500d6f14 100644
--- a/sys/amd64/conf/GENERIC
+++ b/sys/amd64/conf/GENERIC
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ device		isa
 device		eisa
 device		pci
 options 	COMPAT_OLDISA		# compatability shims for lnc, le
-options 	COMPAT_OLDPCI		# compatability shims for lnc, vx
+options 	COMPAT_OLDPCI		# compatability shims for lnc
 
 # Floppy drives
 device		fdc
diff --git a/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC b/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC
index 80bc63b3f1de..9caa500d6f14 100644
--- a/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC
+++ b/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ device		isa
 device		eisa
 device		pci
 options 	COMPAT_OLDISA		# compatability shims for lnc, le
-options 	COMPAT_OLDPCI		# compatability shims for lnc, vx
+options 	COMPAT_OLDPCI		# compatability shims for lnc
 
 # Floppy drives
 device		fdc