diff --git a/sys/arm/conf/GENERIC.hints b/sys/arm/conf/GENERIC.hints
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sys/arm/conf/GENERIC.hints
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# Empty device.hints
+# Use to wire devices in the system to specific driver instances
diff --git a/sys/arm64/conf/GENERIC.hints b/sys/arm64/conf/GENERIC.hints
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sys/arm64/conf/GENERIC.hints
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# Empty device.hints
+# Use to wire devices in the system to specific driver instances
diff --git a/sys/riscv/conf/GENERIC.hints b/sys/riscv/conf/GENERIC.hints
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sys/riscv/conf/GENERIC.hints
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# Empty device.hints
+# Use to wire devices in the system to specific driver instances