diff --git a/sys/sys/vnode.h b/sys/sys/vnode.h
index 8b75ce7ee0b..2974f2f3dc8 100644
--- a/sys/sys/vnode.h
+++ b/sys/sys/vnode.h
@@ -525,7 +525,6 @@ void	vop_unlock_pre(void *a);
  * This call works for vnodes in the kernel.
  */
 #define VCALL(c) ((c)->a_desc->vdesc_call(c))
-#define VDESC(OP) (& __CONCAT(OP,_desc))
 
 /*
  * VMIO support inline
diff --git a/sys/tools/vnode_if.awk b/sys/tools/vnode_if.awk
index 547458932fc..7acf145264a 100644
--- a/sys/tools/vnode_if.awk
+++ b/sys/tools/vnode_if.awk
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ while ((getline < srcfile) > 0) {
 		printh("{");
 		printh("\tstruct " name "_args a;");
 		printh("");
-		printh("\ta.a_gen.a_desc = VDESC(" name ");");
+		printh("\ta.a_gen.a_desc = &" name "_desc;");
 		for (i = 0; i < numargs; ++i)
 			printh("\ta.a_" args[i] " = " args[i] ";");
 		printh("\treturn (" uname "_AP(&a));");
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ while ((getline < srcfile) > 0) {
 		printc("\tstruct vnode *vp = a->a_" args[0]";");
 		printc("\tstruct vop_vector *vop = vp->v_op;");
 		printc("");
-		printc("\tKASSERT(a->a_gen.a_desc == VDESC(" name "),");
+		printc("\tKASSERT(a->a_gen.a_desc == &" name "_desc,");
 		printc("\t    (\"Wrong a_desc in " name "(%p, %p)\", vp, a));");
 		printc("\twhile(vop != NULL && \\");
 		printc("\t    vop->"name" == NULL && vop->vop_bypass == NULL)")