diff --git a/src/etc/etc.powerpc/MAKEDEV b/src/etc/etc.powerpc/MAKEDEV
index 0f2ac2e2..363057dd 100644
--- a/src/etc/etc.powerpc/MAKEDEV
+++ b/src/etc/etc.powerpc/MAKEDEV
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh -
-#	$OpenBSD: MAKEDEV,v 1.22 1998/09/27 04:26:52 rahnds Exp $
+#	$OpenBSD: MAKEDEV,v 1.23 1998/10/10 06:25:20 rahnds Exp $
 #
 # Copyright (c) 1990 The Regents of the University of California.
 # All rights reserved.
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ ramdisk)
 
 std)
 	rm -f console drum kmem mem reload zero null tty
-	rm -f klog stdin stdout stderr ksyms
+	rm -f klog stdin stdout stderr # ksyms
 	mknod console		c 0 0
 	mknod drum		c 3 0	; chmod 640 drum ; chgrp kmem drum
 	mknod kmem		c 2 1	; chmod 640 kmem ; chgrp kmem kmem
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ std)
 	mknod stdin		c 21 0	; chmod 666 stdin
 	mknod stdout		c 21 1	; chmod 666 stdout
 	mknod stderr		c 21 2	; chmod 666 stderr
-	mknod ksyms		c 43 0  ; chmod 640 ksyms ; chown root.kmem ksyms
+#	mknod ksyms		c 43 0  ; chmod 640 ksyms ; chown root.kmem ksyms
 	;;
 
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