diff --git a/sys/dev/vt/vt_consolectl.c b/sys/dev/vt/vt_consolectl.c
index df8b341d413..be3ef7560a2 100644
--- a/sys/dev/vt/vt_consolectl.c
+++ b/sys/dev/vt/vt_consolectl.c
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ static void
 consolectl_drvinit(void *unused)
 {
 
+	if (getenv("kern.vt.disable"))
+		return;
 	make_dev(&consolectl_cdevsw, 0, UID_ROOT, GID_WHEEL, 0600,
 	    "consolectl");
 }
diff --git a/sys/dev/vt/vt_core.c b/sys/dev/vt/vt_core.c
index 80aa7776476..e0bde1f47d0 100644
--- a/sys/dev/vt/vt_core.c
+++ b/sys/dev/vt/vt_core.c
@@ -215,6 +215,8 @@ static void
 vt_update_static(void *dummy)
 {
 
+	if (getenv("kern.vt.disable"))
+		return;
 	if (main_vd->vd_driver != NULL)
 		printf("VT: running with driver \"%s\".\n",
 		    main_vd->vd_driver->vd_name);
@@ -957,6 +959,9 @@ vtterm_cnprobe(struct terminal *tm, struct consdev *cp)
 	struct vt_device *vd = vw->vw_device;
 	struct winsize wsz;
 
+	if (getenv("kern.vt.disable"))
+		return;
+
 	if (vd->vd_flags & VDF_INITIALIZED)
 		/* Initialization already done. */
 		return;
@@ -1991,6 +1996,9 @@ vt_upgrade(struct vt_device *vd)
 	struct vt_window *vw;
 	unsigned int i;
 
+	if (getenv("kern.vt.disable"))
+		return;
+
 	for (i = 0; i < VT_MAXWINDOWS; i++) {
 		vw = vd->vd_windows[i];
 		if (vw == NULL) {
@@ -2056,6 +2064,9 @@ vt_allocate(struct vt_driver *drv, void *softc)
 	struct vt_device *vd;
 	struct winsize wsz;
 
+	if (getenv("kern.vt.disable"))
+		return;
+
 	if (main_vd->vd_driver == NULL) {
 		main_vd->vd_driver = drv;
 		printf("VT: initialize with new VT driver \"%s\".\n",
diff --git a/sys/dev/vt/vt_sysmouse.c b/sys/dev/vt/vt_sysmouse.c
index 92eee3c4b8c..91862126596 100644
--- a/sys/dev/vt/vt_sysmouse.c
+++ b/sys/dev/vt/vt_sysmouse.c
@@ -405,6 +405,8 @@ static void
 sysmouse_drvinit(void *unused)
 {
 
+	if (getenv("kern.vt.disable"))
+		return;
 	mtx_init(&sysmouse_lock, "sysmouse", NULL, MTX_DEF);
 	cv_init(&sysmouse_sleep, "sysmrd");
 	make_dev(&sysmouse_cdevsw, 0, UID_ROOT, GID_WHEEL, 0600,