diff --git a/sys/conf/NOTES b/sys/conf/NOTES
index e0e369085636..ba23b07a7021 100644
--- a/sys/conf/NOTES
+++ b/sys/conf/NOTES
@@ -2216,7 +2216,7 @@ options 	POWERFAIL_NMI	# make it beep instead of panicing
 device		smbus		# Bus support, required for smb below.
 
 device		intpm
-device		alpm	1
+device		alpm
 device		ichsmb
 
 device		smb
diff --git a/sys/conf/files b/sys/conf/files
index fd1f413d6357..4598d0bfce5a 100644
--- a/sys/conf/files
+++ b/sys/conf/files
@@ -1076,7 +1076,7 @@ pci/agp_sis.c		optional agp
 pci/agp_ali.c		optional agp
 pci/agp_amd.c		optional agp
 pci/agp_i810.c		optional agp
-pci/alpm.c		count alpm
+pci/alpm.c		optional alpm
 pci/amd.c		optional amd
 pci/cy_pci.c		optional cy pci
 pci/if_ar_p.c		count ar pci
diff --git a/sys/i386/conf/NOTES b/sys/i386/conf/NOTES
index e0e369085636..ba23b07a7021 100644
--- a/sys/i386/conf/NOTES
+++ b/sys/i386/conf/NOTES
@@ -2216,7 +2216,7 @@ options 	POWERFAIL_NMI	# make it beep instead of panicing
 device		smbus		# Bus support, required for smb below.
 
 device		intpm
-device		alpm	1
+device		alpm
 device		ichsmb
 
 device		smb