diff --git a/bin/sh/histedit.c b/bin/sh/histedit.c
index 4d7793b1f072..6b52005353ee 100644
--- a/bin/sh/histedit.c
+++ b/bin/sh/histedit.c
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ sethistsize(hs)
 		if (hs == NULL || *hs == '\0' ||
 		   (histsize = atoi(hs)) < 0)
 			histsize = 100;
-		history(hist, &he, H_EVENT, histsize);
+		history(hist, &he, H_SETSIZE, histsize);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/sbin/fsdb/fsdb.c b/sbin/fsdb/fsdb.c
index 01a9696da5d9..d9828bdbf4ea 100644
--- a/sbin/fsdb/fsdb.c
+++ b/sbin/fsdb/fsdb.c
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ cmdloop(void)
     printactive(0);
 
     hist = history_init();
-    history(hist, &he, H_EVENT, 100);	/* 100 elt history buffer */
+    history(hist, &he, H_SETSIZE, 100);	/* 100 elt history buffer */
 
     elptr = el_init("fsdb", stdin, stdout, stderr);
     el_set(elptr, EL_EDITOR, "emacs");
diff --git a/usr.bin/tftp/main.c b/usr.bin/tftp/main.c
index 08a7f1355dcd..591914cdff5b 100644
--- a/usr.bin/tftp/main.c
+++ b/usr.bin/tftp/main.c
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ command()
 	if (vrbose) {
 		el = el_init("tftp", stdin, stdout, stderr);
 		hist = history_init();
-		history(hist, &he, H_EVENT, 100);
+		history(hist, &he, H_SETSIZE, 100);
 		el_set(el, EL_HIST, history, hist);
 		el_set(el, EL_EDITOR, "emacs");
 		el_set(el, EL_PROMPT, command_prompt);
diff --git a/usr.sbin/cdcontrol/cdcontrol.c b/usr.sbin/cdcontrol/cdcontrol.c
index edebd65056e9..040106faf65c 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/cdcontrol/cdcontrol.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/cdcontrol/cdcontrol.c
@@ -1130,7 +1130,7 @@ input (int *cmd)
 				el = el_init("cdcontrol", stdin, stdout,
 				    stderr);
 				hist = history_init();
-				history(hist, &he, H_EVENT, 100);
+				history(hist, &he, H_SETSIZE, 100);
 				el_set(el, EL_HIST, history, hist);
 				el_set(el, EL_EDITOR, "emacs");
 				el_set(el, EL_PROMPT, cdcontrol_prompt);