diff --git a/config/crd/bases/infrastructure.cluster.x-k8s.io_vspheremachines.yaml b/config/crd/bases/infrastructure.cluster.x-k8s.io_vspheremachines.yaml
index 952ac76aec..b0d34a4a12 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/infrastructure.cluster.x-k8s.io_vspheremachines.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/infrastructure.cluster.x-k8s.io_vspheremachines.yaml
@@ -139,9 +139,8 @@ spec:
                           type: string
                         type: array
                       deviceName:
-                        description: deviceName can be used to give the device a more
-                          specific/desirable/nicer name than the default from udev’s
-                          ifnames
+                        description: DeviceName may be used to explicitly assign a name
+                          to the network device as it exists in the guest operating system.
                         type: string
                     required:
                     - networkName
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/infrastructure.cluster.x-k8s.io_vspheremachinetemplates.yaml b/config/crd/bases/infrastructure.cluster.x-k8s.io_vspheremachinetemplates.yaml
index 88d1ce9669..743a873474 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/infrastructure.cluster.x-k8s.io_vspheremachinetemplates.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/infrastructure.cluster.x-k8s.io_vspheremachinetemplates.yaml
@@ -256,9 +256,8 @@ spec:
                                   type: string
                                 type: array
                               deviceName:
-                                description: deviceName can be used to give the device
-                                  a more specific/desirable/nicer name than the default
-                                  from udev’s ifnames
+                                description: DeviceName may be used to explicitly assign a name
+                                  to the network device as it exists in the guest operating system.
                                 type: string
                             required:
                             - networkName