diff --git a/release/sysinstall/floppy.c b/release/sysinstall/floppy.c
index b58501650bb1..c146f49b21b9 100644
--- a/release/sysinstall/floppy.c
+++ b/release/sysinstall/floppy.c
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ mediaInitFloppy(Device *dev)
     msgDebug("Init floppy called for %s distribution.\n", distWanted ? distWanted : "some");
     if (!distWanted)
     	msgConfirm("Please insert floppy for %s", dev->description);
-    else if (distWanted != (char *)1)	/* 1 is kludge for "don't ask!" */
+    else
 	msgConfirm("Please insert floppy containing %s for %s", distWanted, dev->description);
 
     memset(&dosargs, 0, sizeof dosargs);
diff --git a/release/sysinstall/main.c b/release/sysinstall/main.c
index a207fb18ce97..5a3d56e74525 100644
--- a/release/sysinstall/main.c
+++ b/release/sysinstall/main.c
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	    extern char *distWanted;
 
 	    /* Tell mediaSetFloppy() to try floppy now */
-	    distWanted = (char *)1;
+	    distWanted = LOAD_CONFIG_FILE;
 
 	    /* Try to open the floppy drive if we can do that first */
 	    if (DITEM_STATUS(mediaSetFloppy(NULL)) != DITEM_FAILURE && mediaDevice->init(mediaDevice)) {
diff --git a/usr.sbin/sade/main.c b/usr.sbin/sade/main.c
index a207fb18ce97..5a3d56e74525 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/sade/main.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/sade/main.c
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	    extern char *distWanted;
 
 	    /* Tell mediaSetFloppy() to try floppy now */
-	    distWanted = (char *)1;
+	    distWanted = LOAD_CONFIG_FILE;
 
 	    /* Try to open the floppy drive if we can do that first */
 	    if (DITEM_STATUS(mediaSetFloppy(NULL)) != DITEM_FAILURE && mediaDevice->init(mediaDevice)) {
diff --git a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/floppy.c b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/floppy.c
index b58501650bb1..c146f49b21b9 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/floppy.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/floppy.c
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ mediaInitFloppy(Device *dev)
     msgDebug("Init floppy called for %s distribution.\n", distWanted ? distWanted : "some");
     if (!distWanted)
     	msgConfirm("Please insert floppy for %s", dev->description);
-    else if (distWanted != (char *)1)	/* 1 is kludge for "don't ask!" */
+    else
 	msgConfirm("Please insert floppy containing %s for %s", distWanted, dev->description);
 
     memset(&dosargs, 0, sizeof dosargs);
diff --git a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/main.c b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/main.c
index a207fb18ce97..5a3d56e74525 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/main.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/main.c
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	    extern char *distWanted;
 
 	    /* Tell mediaSetFloppy() to try floppy now */
-	    distWanted = (char *)1;
+	    distWanted = LOAD_CONFIG_FILE;
 
 	    /* Try to open the floppy drive if we can do that first */
 	    if (DITEM_STATUS(mediaSetFloppy(NULL)) != DITEM_FAILURE && mediaDevice->init(mediaDevice)) {