diff --git a/comms/conserver/patches/patch-conserver_cutil_c b/comms/conserver/patches/patch-conserver_cutil_c
index f40aa75fcbb..0d8d1b4835c 100644
--- a/comms/conserver/patches/patch-conserver_cutil_c
+++ b/comms/conserver/patches/patch-conserver_cutil_c
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-fix unaligned access on strict-alignment 64-bit
+ifr-related hunks: fix unaligned access on strict-alignment 64-bit
+
+first+last hunks: handle usb serial devices via ucomnames
 
 Index: conserver/cutil.c
 --- conserver/cutil.c.orig
diff --git a/comms/conserver/patches/patch-conserver_cutil_h b/comms/conserver/patches/patch-conserver_cutil_h
index 1fff8e7bd6a..1222aa02b5c 100644
--- a/comms/conserver/patches/patch-conserver_cutil_h
+++ b/comms/conserver/patches/patch-conserver_cutil_h
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+handle usb serial devices via ucomnames
+
 Index: conserver/cutil.h
 --- conserver/cutil.h.orig
 +++ conserver/cutil.h
diff --git a/comms/conserver/patches/patch-conserver_readcfg_c b/comms/conserver/patches/patch-conserver_readcfg_c
index 6a66edfdcd1..dcdbc4a3984 100644
--- a/comms/conserver/patches/patch-conserver_readcfg_c
+++ b/comms/conserver/patches/patch-conserver_readcfg_c
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+handle usb serial devices via ucomnames
+
 Index: conserver/readcfg.c
 --- conserver/readcfg.c.orig
 +++ conserver/readcfg.c