diff --git a/doc/Changelog b/doc/Changelog
index 04b3bdb..20cde15 100644
--- a/doc/Changelog
+++ b/doc/Changelog
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ sysvinit (2.89dsf) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
   * Next release will be 2.89dsf.
   * Add #ifdef in bootlogd.c to avoid gcc warnings about unused
     variable on non-linux platforms.
+  * Only set the VSWTC field for termios in init if it is available,
+    to get the source building on FreeBSD.
 
  -- Petter Reinholdtsen <pere@hungry.com>  Sun Apr 11 11:28:55 CEST 2010
 
diff --git a/src/init.c b/src/init.c
index d3b61bf..3d7de76 100644
--- a/src/init.c
+++ b/src/init.c
@@ -770,7 +770,9 @@ void console_stty(void)
 	tty.c_cc[VEOF]	    = CEOF;
 	tty.c_cc[VTIME]	    = 0;
 	tty.c_cc[VMIN]	    = 1;
+#ifdef VSWTC /* not defined on FreeBSD */
 	tty.c_cc[VSWTC]	    = _POSIX_VDISABLE;
+#endif /* VSWTC */
 	tty.c_cc[VSTART]    = CSTART;
 	tty.c_cc[VSTOP]	    = CSTOP;
 	tty.c_cc[VSUSP]	    = CSUSP;