3 files changed, 4 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/etc/defaults/rc.conf b/etc/defaults/rc.conf
index 07d86f45f9e2..1ad5ff855f92 100644
--- a/etc/defaults/rc.conf
+++ b/etc/defaults/rc.conf
@@ -552,8 +552,7 @@ ibcs2_loaders="coff"	# List of additional Ibcs2 loaders (or NO).
 sysvipc_enable="NO"	# Load System V IPC primitives at startup (or NO).
 linux_enable="NO"	# Linux binary compatibility loaded at startup (or NO).
 svr4_enable="NO"	# SysVR4 emulation loaded at startup (or NO).
-
-kernel_enable="NO"	# Symlink kernel directory to /boot/kernel if not exist.
+kernel_symlink_enable="NO" # Symlink booted kernel to /boot/kernel if missing.
 clear_tmp_enable="NO"	# Clear /tmp at startup.
 clear_tmp_X="YES" 	# Clear and recreate X11-related directories in /tmp
 ldconfig_insecure="NO"	# Set to YES to disable ldconfig security checks
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/kernel b/etc/rc.d/kernel_symlink
index 4e6766ecd94f..4e6766ecd94f 100755
--- a/etc/rc.d/kernel
+++ b/etc/rc.d/kernel_symlink
diff --git a/share/man/man5/rc.conf.5 b/share/man/man5/rc.conf.5
index 1d610279cec4..cce458ed9285 100644
--- a/share/man/man5/rc.conf.5
+++ b/share/man/man5/rc.conf.5
@@ -3116,16 +3116,16 @@ enable SysVR4 emulation at boot time.
 If set to
 .Dq Li YES ,
 load System V IPC primitives at boot time.
-.It Va kernel_enable
+.It Va kernel_symlink_enable
 .Pq Vt bool
 Set to
 .Dq Li YES
-to symlink
+to symbolicly link
 .Pa /boot/kernel
 to the directory that contains the kernel you booted from,
 unless
 .Pa /boot/kernel
-already exists and is not a symlink.
+already exists and is not a symbolic link.
 .It Va clear_tmp_enable
 .Pq Vt bool
 Set to