diff --git a/sys/dev/vt/vt.h b/sys/dev/vt/vt.h
index 85c034524c4..bdfcf46808c 100644
--- a/sys/dev/vt/vt.h
+++ b/sys/dev/vt/vt.h
@@ -83,9 +83,8 @@
 #define	ISSIGVALID(sig)	((sig) > 0 && (sig) < NSIG)
 
 #define	VT_SYSCTL_INT(_name, _default, _descr)				\
-static int vt_##_name = _default;					\
-SYSCTL_INT(_kern_vt, OID_AUTO, _name, CTLFLAG_RWTUN, &vt_##_name, _default,\
-		_descr);
+static int vt_##_name = (_default);					\
+SYSCTL_INT(_kern_vt, OID_AUTO, _name, CTLFLAG_RWTUN, &vt_##_name, 0, _descr)
 
 struct vt_driver;