diff --git a/lib/libutil/pty.c b/lib/libutil/pty.c
index ad18ee179e56..03d264d94d41 100644
--- a/lib/libutil/pty.c
+++ b/lib/libutil/pty.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: pty.c,v 1.16 2000/07/10 11:16:38 ad Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: pty.c,v 1.17 2001/05/10 01:57:47 lukem Exp $	*/
 
 /*-
  * Copyright (c) 1990, 1993, 1994
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 #if 0
 static char sccsid[] = "@(#)pty.c	8.3 (Berkeley) 5/16/94";
 #else
-__RCSID("$NetBSD: pty.c,v 1.16 2000/07/10 11:16:38 ad Exp $");
+__RCSID("$NetBSD: pty.c,v 1.17 2001/05/10 01:57:47 lukem Exp $");
 #endif
 #endif /* LIBC_SCCS and not lint */
 
@@ -56,7 +56,10 @@ __RCSID("$NetBSD: pty.c,v 1.16 2000/07/10 11:16:38 ad Exp $");
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <util.h>
 
-#define TTY_LETTERS	"pqrstuvwxyzPQRST"
+/*
+ * XXX: `v' removed until no ports are using console devices which use ttyv0
+ */
+#define TTY_LETTERS	"pqrstuwxyzPQRST"
 
 int
 openpty(int *amaster, int *aslave, char *name, struct termios *termp,