diff --git a/bin/pkill/pkill.c b/bin/pkill/pkill.c
index 69349c3c5890..258b3c8031bf 100644
--- a/bin/pkill/pkill.c
+++ b/bin/pkill/pkill.c
@@ -670,9 +670,6 @@ makelist(struct listhead *head, enum listtype type, char *src)
 				if (li->li_number == 0)
 					li->li_number = -1;	/* any jail */
 				break;
-			case LT_TTY:
-				usage();
-				/* NOTREACHED */
 			default:
 				break;
 			}
@@ -708,6 +705,10 @@ makelist(struct listhead *head, enum listtype type, char *src)
 			if (stat(buf, &st) != -1)
 				goto foundtty;
 
+			snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), _PATH_DEV "pts/%s", cp);
+			if (stat(buf, &st) != -1)
+				goto foundtty;
+
 			if (errno == ENOENT)
 				errx(STATUS_BADUSAGE, "No such tty: `%s'", sp);
 			err(STATUS_ERROR, "Cannot access `%s'", sp);