diff --git a/usr.bin/config/gram.y b/usr.bin/config/gram.y
index f3d3688de6dc..9f4e68f97fe9 100644
--- a/usr.bin/config/gram.y
+++ b/usr.bin/config/gram.y
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 %{
-/*	$NetBSD: gram.y,v 1.42 2014/10/10 06:13:30 uebayasi Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: gram.y,v 1.43 2014/10/10 11:09:50 uebayasi Exp $	*/
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 1992, 1993
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ depends:
 
 /* one depend item (which is an attribute) */
 depend:
-	WORD				{ $$ = getattr($1); }
+	WORD				{ $$ = refattr($1); }
 ;
 
 /* list of option depends, may be empty */
diff --git a/usr.bin/config/sem.c b/usr.bin/config/sem.c
index fefae5c90664..b2e98e9a2dae 100644
--- a/usr.bin/config/sem.c
+++ b/usr.bin/config/sem.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: sem.c,v 1.54 2014/10/10 10:16:19 uebayasi Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: sem.c,v 1.55 2014/10/10 11:09:50 uebayasi Exp $	*/
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 1992, 1993
@@ -672,12 +672,14 @@ getattr(const char *name)
 /*
  * Implicit attribute definition.
  */
-void
+struct attr *
 refattr(const char *name)
 {
+	struct attr *a;
 
-	if ((ht_lookup(attrtab, name)) == NULL)
-		(void)mkattr(name);
+	if ((a = ht_lookup(attrtab, name)) == NULL)
+		a = mkattr(name);
+	return a;
 }
 
 int
diff --git a/usr.bin/config/sem.h b/usr.bin/config/sem.h
index eb49d44d9b42..ecb01be88f3c 100644
--- a/usr.bin/config/sem.h
+++ b/usr.bin/config/sem.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: sem.h,v 1.13 2014/10/10 07:48:50 uebayasi Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: sem.h,v 1.14 2014/10/10 11:09:50 uebayasi Exp $	*/
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 1992, 1993
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ struct devbase *getdevbase(const char *);
 struct deva    *getdevattach(const char *);
 struct attr	*mkattr(const char *);
 struct attr    *getattr(const char *);
-void		refattr(const char *);
+struct attr    *refattr(const char *);
 int		getrefattr(const char *, struct attr **);
 void		expandattr(struct attr *, void (*)(struct attr *));
 void		selectattr(struct attr *);