diff --git a/release/alpha/dokern.sh b/release/alpha/dokern.sh
index dc6e85d2e4d7..3d9e47f09e2d 100755
--- a/release/alpha/dokern.sh
+++ b/release/alpha/dokern.sh
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ sed	-e '/pty/d' \
 	-e '/SOFTUPDATES/d' \
 	-e '/MFS/d' \
 	-e '/NFS_ROOT/d' \
-	-e '/ncr/d' \
+	-e '/	ncr/d' \
 	-e '/pcm/d' \
 	-e '/atapist/d' \
 	-e '/wds/d' \
diff --git a/release/amd64/dokern.sh b/release/amd64/dokern.sh
index dc6e85d2e4d7..3d9e47f09e2d 100755
--- a/release/amd64/dokern.sh
+++ b/release/amd64/dokern.sh
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ sed	-e '/pty/d' \
 	-e '/SOFTUPDATES/d' \
 	-e '/MFS/d' \
 	-e '/NFS_ROOT/d' \
-	-e '/ncr/d' \
+	-e '/	ncr/d' \
 	-e '/pcm/d' \
 	-e '/atapist/d' \
 	-e '/wds/d' \
diff --git a/release/i386/dokern.sh b/release/i386/dokern.sh
index dc6e85d2e4d7..3d9e47f09e2d 100755
--- a/release/i386/dokern.sh
+++ b/release/i386/dokern.sh
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ sed	-e '/pty/d' \
 	-e '/SOFTUPDATES/d' \
 	-e '/MFS/d' \
 	-e '/NFS_ROOT/d' \
-	-e '/ncr/d' \
+	-e '/	ncr/d' \
 	-e '/pcm/d' \
 	-e '/atapist/d' \
 	-e '/wds/d' \
diff --git a/release/pc98/dokern.sh b/release/pc98/dokern.sh
index dc6e85d2e4d7..3d9e47f09e2d 100755
--- a/release/pc98/dokern.sh
+++ b/release/pc98/dokern.sh
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ sed	-e '/pty/d' \
 	-e '/SOFTUPDATES/d' \
 	-e '/MFS/d' \
 	-e '/NFS_ROOT/d' \
-	-e '/ncr/d' \
+	-e '/	ncr/d' \
 	-e '/pcm/d' \
 	-e '/atapist/d' \
 	-e '/wds/d' \
diff --git a/release/scripts/dokern.sh b/release/scripts/dokern.sh
index dc6e85d2e4d7..3d9e47f09e2d 100755
--- a/release/scripts/dokern.sh
+++ b/release/scripts/dokern.sh
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ sed	-e '/pty/d' \
 	-e '/SOFTUPDATES/d' \
 	-e '/MFS/d' \
 	-e '/NFS_ROOT/d' \
-	-e '/ncr/d' \
+	-e '/	ncr/d' \
 	-e '/pcm/d' \
 	-e '/atapist/d' \
 	-e '/wds/d' \