diff --git a/etc/mtree/BSD.root.dist b/etc/mtree/BSD.root.dist
--- a/etc/mtree/BSD.root.dist
+++ b/etc/mtree/BSD.root.dist
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
         ..
         ssl
         ..
-	sysctl.conf.d
+	sysctl.kld.d
 	..
         syslog.d
         ..
diff --git a/libexec/rc/rc.subr b/libexec/rc/rc.subr
--- a/libexec/rc/rc.subr
+++ b/libexec/rc/rc.subr
@@ -1970,8 +1970,8 @@
 			return 1
 		else
 			info "$1 kernel module loaded."
-			if [ -f "/etc/sysctl.conf.d/$1.conf" ]; then
-				sysctl -f "/etc/sysctl.conf.d/$1.conf"
+			if [ -f "/etc/sysctl.kld.d/$1.conf" ]; then
+				sysctl -f "/etc/sysctl.kld.d/$1.conf"
 			fi
 		fi
 	else
diff --git a/share/man/man5/sysctl.conf.5 b/share/man/man5/sysctl.conf.5
--- a/share/man/man5/sysctl.conf.5
+++ b/share/man/man5/sysctl.conf.5
@@ -54,10 +54,10 @@
 .Pp
 For kernel modules loaded via
 .Xr rc.subr 8
-system ,
+system,
 additional module-specific settings can be applied
 by adding a file in the same format named
-.Pf /etc/sysctl.d/<module name>.conf .
+.Pf /etc/sysctl.kld.d/<module name>.conf .
 .Sh FILES
 .Bl -tag -width /etc/rc.d/sysctl_lastload -compact
 .It Pa /etc/rc.d/sysctl
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
 .It Pa /etc/sysctl.conf.local
 Machine-specific settings for sites with a common
 .Pa /etc/sysctl.conf .
-.It Pa /etc/sysctl.conf.d
+.It Pa /etc/sysctl.kld.d
 Module specific settings for kernel modules loaded via
 .Xr rc.subr 8 .
 .El