2 files changed, 2 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/sys/dev/syscons/syscons.c b/sys/dev/syscons/syscons.c
index cbcace8b164e..2a447f735a9f 100644
--- a/sys/dev/syscons/syscons.c
+++ b/sys/dev/syscons/syscons.c
@@ -2956,9 +2956,8 @@ next_code:
     if (!(c & RELKEY))
 	sc_touch_scrn_saver();
 
-    /* do the /dev/random device a favour */
     if (!(flags & SCGETC_CN))
-	random_harvest((u_int64_t)c, 1, 0, RANDOM_KEYBOARD);
+	random_harvest(&c, sizeof(c), 1, 0, RANDOM_KEYBOARD);
 
     if (scp->kbd_mode != K_XLATE)
 	return KEYCHAR(c);
diff --git a/sys/dev/syscons/sysmouse.c b/sys/dev/syscons/sysmouse.c
index 5c92b2321407..3f13de28acfa 100644
--- a/sys/dev/syscons/sysmouse.c
+++ b/sys/dev/syscons/sysmouse.c
@@ -334,10 +334,7 @@ sysmouse_event(mouse_info_t *info)
 							       sysmouse_tty);
 	}
 
-	/* do the /dev/random device a favour                        */
-	/* The nasty-looking cast is to force treatment of 8 u_chars */
-	/* in buf as a u_int64_t                                     */
-	random_harvest(*((u_int64_t *)buf), 2, 0, RANDOM_MOUSE);
+	random_harvest(buf, sizeof(buf), 2, 0, RANDOM_MOUSE);
 
 	return mouse_status.flags;
 }