diff --git a/include/libbb.h b/include/libbb.h
index e2a8322b8..c043506b9 100644
--- a/include/libbb.h
+++ b/include/libbb.h
@@ -1613,7 +1613,27 @@ extern const char bb_default_login_shell[];
 /* "sh" */
 #define DEFAULT_SHELL_SHORT_NAME   (bb_default_login_shell+6)
 
-#if ENABLE_FEATURE_DEVFS
+/* The following devices are the same on all systems.  */
+#define CURRENT_TTY "/dev/tty"
+#define DEV_CONSOLE "/dev/console"
+
+#if defined(__FreeBSD_kernel__)
+# define CURRENT_VC CURRENT_TTY
+# define VC_1 "/dev/ttyv0"
+# define VC_2 "/dev/ttyv1"
+# define VC_3 "/dev/ttyv2"
+# define VC_4 "/dev/ttyv3"
+# define VC_5 "/dev/ttyv4"
+# define VC_FORMAT "/dev/ttyv%d"
+#elif defined(__GNU__)
+# define CURRENT_VC CURRENT_TTY
+# define VC_1 "/dev/tty1"
+# define VC_2 "/dev/tty2"
+# define VC_3 "/dev/tty3"
+# define VC_4 "/dev/tty4"
+# define VC_5 "/dev/tty5"
+# define VC_FORMAT "/dev/tty%d"
+#elif ENABLE_FEATURE_DEVFS /* from now on, assume Linux naming */
 # define CURRENT_VC "/dev/vc/0"
 # define VC_1 "/dev/vc/1"
 # define VC_2 "/dev/vc/2"
@@ -1660,10 +1680,6 @@ extern const char bb_default_login_shell[];
 # define FB_0 "/dev/fb0"
 #endif
 
-/* The following devices are the same on devfs and non-devfs systems.  */
-#define CURRENT_TTY "/dev/tty"
-#define DEV_CONSOLE "/dev/console"
-
 
 #define ARRAY_SIZE(x) ((unsigned)(sizeof(x) / sizeof((x)[0])))