diff --git a/sys/alpha/include/cpu.h b/sys/alpha/include/cpu.h
index 1edf6bebab6..9db2b9aad49 100644
--- a/sys/alpha/include/cpu.h
+++ b/sys/alpha/include/cpu.h
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ struct clockframe {
 /*
  * CTL_MACHDEP definitions.
  */
-#define	CPU_CONSDEV		1	/* struct cdev *: console terminal device */
+#define	CPU_CONSDEV		1	/* dev_t: console terminal device */
 #define	CPU_ROOT_DEVICE		2	/* string: root device name */
 #define	CPU_UNALIGNED_PRINT	3	/* int: print unaligned accesses */
 #define	CPU_UNALIGNED_FIX	4	/* int: fix unaligned accesses */
diff --git a/sys/amd64/include/cpu.h b/sys/amd64/include/cpu.h
index 2aeda85bcca..f8a2ee3fef0 100644
--- a/sys/amd64/include/cpu.h
+++ b/sys/amd64/include/cpu.h
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 /*
  * CTL_MACHDEP definitions.
  */
-#define CPU_CONSDEV		1	/* struct cdev *: console terminal device */
+#define CPU_CONSDEV		1	/* dev_t: console terminal device */
 #define	CPU_ADJKERNTZ		2	/* int:	timezone offset	(seconds) */
 #define	CPU_DISRTCSET		3	/* int: disable resettodr() call */
 #define	CPU_WALLCLOCK		5	/* int:	indicates wall CMOS clock */
diff --git a/sys/i386/include/cpu.h b/sys/i386/include/cpu.h
index 0702b06d3c8..ad5665b27b7 100644
--- a/sys/i386/include/cpu.h
+++ b/sys/i386/include/cpu.h
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 /*
  * CTL_MACHDEP definitions.
  */
-#define CPU_CONSDEV		1	/* struct cdev *: console terminal device */
+#define CPU_CONSDEV		1	/* dev_t: console terminal device */
 #define	CPU_ADJKERNTZ		2	/* int:	timezone offset	(seconds) */
 #define	CPU_DISRTCSET		3	/* int: disable resettodr() call */
 #define CPU_BOOTINFO		4	/* struct: bootinfo */
diff --git a/sys/ia64/include/cpu.h b/sys/ia64/include/cpu.h
index b2bffe8a7ac..f6f6b5cba43 100644
--- a/sys/ia64/include/cpu.h
+++ b/sys/ia64/include/cpu.h
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ struct clockframe {
 /*
  * CTL_MACHDEP definitions.
  */
-#define	CPU_CONSDEV		1	/* struct cdev *: console terminal device */
+#define	CPU_CONSDEV		1	/* dev_t: console terminal device */
 #define	CPU_ADJKERNTZ		2	/* int:	timezone offset	(seconds) */
 #define	CPU_DISRTCSET		3	/* int: disable resettodr() call */
 #define	CPU_WALLCLOCK		4	/* int:	indicates wall CMOS clock */
diff --git a/sys/sparc64/include/cpu.h b/sys/sparc64/include/cpu.h
index 6778d044759..b00280d7edc 100644
--- a/sys/sparc64/include/cpu.h
+++ b/sys/sparc64/include/cpu.h
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 /*
  * CTL_MACHDEP definitions.
  */
-#define CPU_CONSDEV		1	/* struct cdev *: console terminal device */
+#define CPU_CONSDEV		1	/* dev_t: console terminal device */
 #define	CPU_ADJKERNTZ		2	/* int:	timezone offset	(seconds) */
 #define	CPU_DISRTCSET		3	/* int: disable resettodr() call */
 #define CPU_BOOTINFO		4	/* struct: bootinfo */