diff --git a/scripts/mod/file2alias.c b/scripts/mod/file2alias.c
index 8adca4406198..161dd0d67da8 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/file2alias.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/file2alias.c
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ do {                                                            \
                 sprintf(str + strlen(str), "*");                \
 } while(0)
 
-/* Always end in a wildcard, for future extension */
+/* End in a wildcard, for future extension */
 static inline void add_wildcard(char *str)
 {
 	int len = strlen(str);
@@ -704,7 +704,6 @@ static int do_of_entry (const char *filename, void *symval, char *alias)
 		if (isspace (*tmp))
 			*tmp = '_';
 
-	add_wildcard(alias);
 	return 1;
 }
 ADD_TO_DEVTABLE("of", of_device_id, do_of_entry);