diff --git a/sys/conf/files b/sys/conf/files
index 4765c3bce97..a73d31e0c9e 100644
--- a/sys/conf/files
+++ b/sys/conf/files
@@ -1398,7 +1398,7 @@ dev/exca/exca.c			optional cbb
 dev/fatm/if_fatm.c		optional fatm pci
 dev/fb/fbd.c			optional fbd | vt
 dev/fb/fb_if.m			standard
-dev/fb/splash.c			optional splash
+dev/fb/splash.c			optional sc splash
 dev/fdt/fdt_common.c		optional fdt
 dev/fdt/fdt_ic_if.m		optional fdt
 dev/fdt/fdt_pci.c		optional fdt pci
@@ -2468,7 +2468,7 @@ dev/vt/font/vt_font_default.c	optional vt
 dev/vt/font/vt_mouse_cursor.c	optional vt
 dev/vt/hw/fb/vt_fb.c		optional vt
 dev/vt/hw/vga/vga.c		optional vt vt_vga
-dev/vt/logo/logo_freebsd.c	optional vt
+dev/vt/logo/logo_freebsd.c	optional vt splash
 dev/vt/vt_buf.c			optional vt
 dev/vt/vt_consolectl.c		optional vt
 dev/vt/vt_core.c		optional vt
diff --git a/sys/dev/vt/vt.h b/sys/dev/vt/vt.h
index c86b1426f21..3956cfc91da 100644
--- a/sys/dev/vt/vt.h
+++ b/sys/dev/vt/vt.h
@@ -46,7 +46,9 @@
 #include <sys/terminal.h>
 #include <sys/sysctl.h>
 
+#include "opt_compat.h"
 #include "opt_syscons.h"
+#include "opt_splash.h"
 
 #ifndef	VT_MAXWINDOWS
 #ifdef	MAXCONS
diff --git a/sys/dev/vt/vt_core.c b/sys/dev/vt/vt_core.c
index 5f81fa18f5b..c59c95ee4e5 100644
--- a/sys/dev/vt/vt_core.c
+++ b/sys/dev/vt/vt_core.c
@@ -794,6 +794,7 @@ vtterm_done(struct terminal *tm)
 	}
 }
 
+#ifdef DEV_SPLASH
 static void
 vtterm_splash(struct vt_device *vd)
 {
@@ -813,6 +814,7 @@ vtterm_splash(struct vt_device *vd)
 		vd->vd_flags |= VDF_SPLASH;
 	}
 }
+#endif
 
 static void
 vtterm_cnprobe(struct terminal *tm, struct consdev *cp)
@@ -845,7 +847,9 @@ vtterm_cnprobe(struct terminal *tm, struct consdev *cp)
 	vt_winsize(vd, vw->vw_font, &wsz);
 	terminal_set_winsize(tm, &wsz);
 
+#ifdef DEV_SPLASH
 	vtterm_splash(vd);
+#endif
 
 	vd->vd_flags |= VDF_INITIALIZED;
 	main_vd = vd;
@@ -1788,8 +1792,10 @@ vt_allocate(struct vt_driver *drv, void *softc)
 	/* Refill settings with new sizes. */
 	vt_resize(vd);
 
+#ifdef DEV_SPLASH
 	if (vd->vd_flags & VDF_SPLASH)
 		vtterm_splash(vd);
+#endif
 
 	if (vd->vd_curwindow != NULL)
 		callout_schedule(&vd->vd_timer, hz / VT_TIMERFREQ);