diff --git a/sys/pc98/conf/GENERIC b/sys/pc98/conf/GENERIC
index 2507fa424617..63f9de500b87 100644
--- a/sys/pc98/conf/GENERIC
+++ b/sys/pc98/conf/GENERIC
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ options 	VISUAL_USERCONFIG	#visual boot -c editor
 options 	KTRACE			#ktrace(1) syscall trace support
 options 	SYSVSHM			#SYSV-style shared memory
 options 	SYSVMSG			#SYSV-style message queues
-ioptions 	SYSVSEM			#SYSV-style semaphores
+options 	SYSVSEM			#SYSV-style semaphores
 options 	P1003_1B		#Posix P1003_1B real-time extentions
 options 	_KPOSIX_PRIORITY_SCHEDULING
 options 	_KPOSIX_VERSION=199309L
diff --git a/sys/pc98/conf/GENERIC98 b/sys/pc98/conf/GENERIC98
index 2507fa424617..63f9de500b87 100644
--- a/sys/pc98/conf/GENERIC98
+++ b/sys/pc98/conf/GENERIC98
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ options 	VISUAL_USERCONFIG	#visual boot -c editor
 options 	KTRACE			#ktrace(1) syscall trace support
 options 	SYSVSHM			#SYSV-style shared memory
 options 	SYSVMSG			#SYSV-style message queues
-ioptions 	SYSVSEM			#SYSV-style semaphores
+options 	SYSVSEM			#SYSV-style semaphores
 options 	P1003_1B		#Posix P1003_1B real-time extentions
 options 	_KPOSIX_PRIORITY_SCHEDULING
 options 	_KPOSIX_VERSION=199309L