diff --git a/Documentation/module-signing.txt b/Documentation/module-signing.txt
index 09c2382ad0556b196a3b4bb941b9e86597e8ebc5..c72702ec1ded8b0b5d728e6cd0519a5862d2d3c7 100644
--- a/Documentation/module-signing.txt
+++ b/Documentation/module-signing.txt
@@ -119,9 +119,9 @@ Most notably, in the x509.genkey file, the req_distinguished_name section
 should be altered from the default:
 
 	[ req_distinguished_name ]
-	O = Magrathea
-	CN = Glacier signing key
-	emailAddress = slartibartfast@magrathea.h2g2
+	#O = Unspecified company
+	CN = Build time autogenerated kernel key
+	#emailAddress = unspecified.user@unspecified.company
 
 The generated RSA key size can also be set with:
 
diff --git a/kernel/Makefile b/kernel/Makefile
index 0f8f8b0bc1bf660b9c8c4d7a51f2d698e1534a17..60c302cfb4d3cbb976f0b2d69f28a96899b1d4ce 100644
--- a/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/kernel/Makefile
@@ -197,9 +197,9 @@ x509.genkey:
 	@echo >>x509.genkey "x509_extensions = myexts"
 	@echo >>x509.genkey
 	@echo >>x509.genkey "[ req_distinguished_name ]"
-	@echo >>x509.genkey "O = Magrathea"
-	@echo >>x509.genkey "CN = Glacier signing key"
-	@echo >>x509.genkey "emailAddress = slartibartfast@magrathea.h2g2"
+	@echo >>x509.genkey "#O = Unspecified company"
+	@echo >>x509.genkey "CN = Build time autogenerated kernel key"
+	@echo >>x509.genkey "#emailAddress = unspecified.user@unspecified.company"
 	@echo >>x509.genkey
 	@echo >>x509.genkey "[ myexts ]"
 	@echo >>x509.genkey "basicConstraints=critical,CA:FALSE"