diff --git a/sys/amd64/conf/Makefile b/sys/amd64/conf/Makefile
index d3a508a62c18..ea9517652fde 100644
--- a/sys/amd64/conf/Makefile
+++ b/sys/amd64/conf/Makefile
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
 all:
 	@echo "make LINT only"
 
 clean:
 	rm LINT
 
-LINT: ../../conf/NOTES NOTES makeLINT.pl
-	cat ../../conf/NOTES NOTES | perl5 makeLINT.pl > LINT
+LINT: ../../conf/NOTES NOTES makeLINT.sh
+	cat ../../conf/NOTES NOTES | sh makeLINT.sh > LINT
diff --git a/sys/i386/conf/Makefile b/sys/i386/conf/Makefile
index d3a508a62c18..ea9517652fde 100644
--- a/sys/i386/conf/Makefile
+++ b/sys/i386/conf/Makefile
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
 all:
 	@echo "make LINT only"
 
 clean:
 	rm LINT
 
-LINT: ../../conf/NOTES NOTES makeLINT.pl
-	cat ../../conf/NOTES NOTES | perl5 makeLINT.pl > LINT
+LINT: ../../conf/NOTES NOTES makeLINT.sh
+	cat ../../conf/NOTES NOTES | sh makeLINT.sh > LINT
diff --git a/sys/i386/conf/makeLINT.sh b/sys/i386/conf/makeLINT.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..12b5c13326ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sys/i386/conf/makeLINT.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#! /bin/sh
+# $FreeBSD$
+
+/usr/bin/sed -e 's/#.*//' -e 's/\//' | /usr/bin/awk '
+/^[ \t]*$/	{ next }
+/^hint\./	{ next }
+/^(\
+machine|\
+ident|\
+device|\
+makeoptions|\
+options|\
+profile|\
+cpu|\
+option|\
+maxusers\
+)[ \t]/		{ print; next }
+{ printf("unrecognized line: line %d: %s\n", NR, $0) > "/dev/stderr" }
+'