diff --git a/runtime/syntax/freebsd-kernel.yaml b/runtime/syntax/freebsd-kernel.yaml
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+filetype: freebsd-kernel
+
+detect:
+    filename: "GENERIC$"
+
+rules:
+    - identifier: "^(cpu|ident|options|makeoptions|device|include)"
+    - statement: "\\s\\S*"
+
+    - comment:
+        start: "#"
+        end: "$"
+        rules:
+            - todo: "(TODO|XXX|FIXME):?"