diff --git a/sys/i386/isa/pcvt/pcvt_drv.c b/sys/i386/isa/pcvt/pcvt_drv.c
index dcadcdbfeede..d7d56d04390e 100644
--- a/sys/i386/isa/pcvt/pcvt_drv.c
+++ b/sys/i386/isa/pcvt/pcvt_drv.c
@@ -257,8 +257,8 @@ pcvt_attach(device_t dev)
 
 	for(i = 0; i < totalscreens; i++)
 	{
-		ttyregister(&pcvt_tty[i]);
-		vs[i].vs_tty = &pcvt_tty[i];
+		pcvt_tty[i] = ttymalloc(pcvt_tty[i]);
+		vs[i].vs_tty = pcvt_tty[i];
 		make_dev(&vt_cdevsw, i, UID_ROOT, GID_WHEEL, 0600, "ttyv%r", i);
 	}
 
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ pcvt_open(dev_t dev, int flag, int mode, struct thread *td)
 	if(i >= PCVT_NSCREENS)
 		return ENXIO;
 
-	tp = &pcvt_tty[i];
+	tp = pcvt_tty[i];
 
 	dev->si_tty = tp;
 
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ pcvt_close(dev_t dev, int flag, int mode, struct thread *td)
 	if(i >= PCVT_NSCREENS)
 		return ENXIO;
 
-	tp = &pcvt_tty[i];
+	tp = pcvt_tty[i];
 
 	(*linesw[tp->t_line].l_close)(tp, flag);
 
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ pcvt_ioctl(dev_t dev, u_long cmd, caddr_t data, int flag, struct thread *td)
 	if(i >= PCVT_NSCREENS)
 		return ENXIO;
 
-	tp = &pcvt_tty[i];
+	tp = pcvt_tty[i];
 
 	/* note that some ioctl's are global, e.g.  KBSTPMAT: There is
 	 * only one keyboard and different repeat rates for instance between
@@ -419,6 +419,7 @@ static void
 pcvt_timeout(void *arg)
 {
 	u_char *cp;
+	struct tty *tp;
 
 #if PCVT_SLOW_INTERRUPT
 	int	s;
@@ -430,6 +431,7 @@ pcvt_timeout(void *arg)
 	pcvt_scrnsv_reset();
 #endif /* PCVT_SCREENSAVER */
 
+	tp = pcvt_tty[current_video_screen];
 	while (pcvt_kbd_count)
 	{
 		if (((cp = sgetc(1)) != 0) &&
@@ -440,13 +442,13 @@ pcvt_timeout(void *arg)
 			if(*cp == '\0')
 			{
 				/* pass a NULL character */
-				(*linesw[pcvt_ttyp->t_line].l_rint)('\0', pcvt_ttyp);
+				(*linesw[tp->t_line].l_rint)('\0', tp);
 			}
 /* XXX */		else
 #endif /* PCVT_NULLCHARS */
 
 			while (*cp)
-				(*linesw[pcvt_ttyp->t_line].l_rint)(*cp++ & 0xff, pcvt_ttyp);
+				(*linesw[tp->t_line].l_rint)(*cp++ & 0xff, tp);
 		}
 
 		PCVT_DISABLE_INTR ();
@@ -647,7 +649,8 @@ pcvt_cn_probe(struct consdev *cp)
 
 	sprintf(cp->cn_name, "ttyv%r", 0);
 	cp->cn_pri = CN_INTERNAL;
-	cp->cn_tp = &pcvt_tty[0];
+	pcvt_tty[0] = ttymalloc(pcvt_tty[0]);
+	cp->cn_tp = pcvt_tty[0];
 }
 
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*
diff --git a/sys/i386/isa/pcvt/pcvt_ext.c b/sys/i386/isa/pcvt/pcvt_ext.c
index 7081949c8c2c..639c50cdf9bb 100644
--- a/sys/i386/isa/pcvt/pcvt_ext.c
+++ b/sys/i386/isa/pcvt/pcvt_ext.c
@@ -2098,8 +2098,6 @@ switch_screen(int n, int oldgrafx, int newgrafx)
 	/* update global screen pointers/variables */
 	current_video_screen = n;	/* current screen no */
 
-	pcvt_ttyp = &pcvt_tty[n];		/* current tty */
-
 	vsp = &vs[n];			/* current video state ptr */
 
 	if(oldgrafx && !newgrafx)
diff --git a/sys/i386/isa/pcvt/pcvt_hdr.h b/sys/i386/isa/pcvt/pcvt_hdr.h
index 1a6f566a69f8..44b65a4f0eec 100644
--- a/sys/i386/isa/pcvt/pcvt_hdr.h
+++ b/sys/i386/isa/pcvt/pcvt_hdr.h
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ EXTERN u_char	color;			/* color or mono display */
 EXTERN u_short	kern_attr;		/* kernel messages char attributes */
 EXTERN u_short	user_attr;		/* character attributes */
 
-EXTERN struct tty pcvt_tty[PCVT_NSCREENS];
+EXTERN struct tty *pcvt_tty[PCVT_NSCREENS];
 
 struct sixels {
 	u_char lower[MAXSIXEL];		/* lower half of char */
@@ -735,7 +735,6 @@ u_char bgansitopc[] = {			/* background ANSI color -> pc */
 	BG_MAGENTA, BG_CYAN, BG_LIGHTGREY
 };
 
-struct tty *pcvt_ttyp = &pcvt_tty[0];	/* ptr to current device */
 video_state *vsp = &vs[0];		/* ptr to current screen parms */
 
 #ifdef XSERVER
@@ -872,7 +871,6 @@ extern int		pcvt_kbd_rptr;
 extern int		pcvt_kbd_count;
 
 extern u_char		vga_type;
-extern struct tty	*pcvt_ttyp;
 extern video_state	*vsp;
 
 #ifdef XSERVER
diff --git a/sys/i386/isa/pcvt/pcvt_sup.c b/sys/i386/isa/pcvt/pcvt_sup.c
index 4df2971b69bd..49fe2892adf3 100644
--- a/sys/i386/isa/pcvt/pcvt_sup.c
+++ b/sys/i386/isa/pcvt/pcvt_sup.c
@@ -1491,8 +1491,6 @@ vgapage(int n)
 
 	current_video_screen = n;	/* current screen no */
 
-	pcvt_ttyp = &pcvt_tty[n];		/* current tty */
-
 	vsp = &vs[n];			/* current video state ptr */
 
 	/* kernel memory -> video board memory */