diff --git a/sys/arch/hp700/conf/ld.script b/sys/arch/hp700/conf/ld.script
index 3d69fe1bae4a..4c3703f413d4 100644
--- a/sys/arch/hp700/conf/ld.script
+++ b/sys/arch/hp700/conf/ld.script
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: ld.script,v 1.9 2006/08/25 06:49:16 skrll Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: ld.script,v 1.10 2006/12/05 16:58:11 skrll Exp $	*/
 
 /* 	$OpenBSD: ld.script,v 1.7 1999/12/17 07:02:38 mickey Exp $	*/
 
@@ -61,4 +61,8 @@ SECTIONS
 		. = ALIGN(4096);
 	}
 	end = ABSOLUTE(.);
+	.note.netbsd.ident :
+	{
+		KEEP(*(.note.netbsd.ident));
+	}
 }
diff --git a/sys/conf/newvers.sh b/sys/conf/newvers.sh
index cae096599ee8..612f15fea21d 100644
--- a/sys/conf/newvers.sh
+++ b/sys/conf/newvers.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh -
 #
-#	$NetBSD: newvers.sh,v 1.44 2006/12/05 16:15:53 martin Exp $
+#	$NetBSD: newvers.sh,v 1.45 2006/12/05 16:58:11 skrll Exp $
 #
 # Copyright (c) 1984, 1986, 1990, 1993
 #	The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
@@ -80,7 +80,10 @@ const char copyright[] =
 ${copyright}
 "\n";
 
-#if defined(__i386__) || defined(__sparc64__)
+#if \
+    defined(__hppa__) || \
+    defined(__i386__) || \
+    defined(__sparc64__)
 /*
  * NetBSD identity note.
  */