diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b2613b68b645..5c113d5b83cc 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -521,9 +521,6 @@ worlds: .PHONY
 # Don't build rarely used, semi-supported architectures unless requested.
 #
 .if defined(EXTRA_TARGETS)
-# armv6's importance has waned enough to make building it the exception rather
-# than the rule.
-EXTRA_ARCHES_arm=	armv6
 # powerpcspe excluded from main list until clang fixed
 EXTRA_ARCHES_powerpc=	powerpcspe
 .endif
@@ -535,8 +532,7 @@ TARGET_ARCHES_${target}= ${MACHINE_ARCH_LIST_${target}}
 
 .if defined(USE_GCC_TOOLCHAINS)
 TOOLCHAINS_amd64=	amd64-gcc12
-TOOLCHAINS_arm=		armv6-gcc12 armv7-gcc12
-TOOLCHAIN_armv7=	armv7-gcc12
+TOOLCHAINS_arm=		armv7-gcc12
 TOOLCHAINS_arm64=	aarch64-gcc12
 TOOLCHAINS_i386=	i386-gcc12
 TOOLCHAINS_powerpc=	powerpc-gcc12 powerpc64-gcc12
diff --git a/Makefile.inc1 b/Makefile.inc1
index 2f442bc9a394..19ed923702b1 100644
--- a/Makefile.inc1
+++ b/Makefile.inc1
@@ -146,7 +146,6 @@ TARGET_TRIPLE_ABI?=	unknown
 TARGET_TRIPLE?=	${TARGET_ARCH:S/amd64/x86_64/}-${TARGET_TRIPLE_ABI}-freebsd${OS_REVISION}
 KNOWN_ARCHES?=	aarch64/arm64 \
 		amd64 \
-		armv6/arm \
 		armv7/arm \
 		i386 \
 		powerpc \
diff --git a/UPDATING b/UPDATING
index 2b6f9cb0d956..fc3abb285039 100644
--- a/UPDATING
+++ b/UPDATING
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ NOTE TO PEOPLE WHO THINK THAT FreeBSD 15.x IS SLOW:
 	world, or to merely disable the most expensive debugging functionality
 	at runtime, run "ln -s 'abort:false,junk:false' /etc/malloc.conf".)
 
+20240712:
+	Support for armv6 has been disconnected and is being removed.
+
 20240617:
 	ifconfig now treats IPv4 addresses without a width or mask as an error.
 	Specify the desired mask or width along with the IP address on the
diff --git a/sys/sys/param.h b/sys/sys/param.h
index 75370d5998fb..887c595a1de5 100644
--- a/sys/sys/param.h
+++ b/sys/sys/param.h
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
  * cannot include sys/param.h and should only be updated here.
  */
 #undef __FreeBSD_version
-#define __FreeBSD_version 1500019
+#define __FreeBSD_version 1500020
 
 /*
  * __FreeBSD_kernel__ indicates that this system uses the kernel of FreeBSD,