diff --git a/sys/net/if_ppp.c b/sys/net/if_ppp.c
index c21b66351f2e..8a47125d5d0f 100644
--- a/sys/net/if_ppp.c
+++ b/sys/net/if_ppp.c
@@ -160,22 +160,6 @@ static void	pppdumpm(struct mbuf *m0);
 static int	ppp_clone_create(struct if_clone *, int);
 static void	ppp_clone_destroy(struct ifnet *);
 
-struct ppp_softc *
-ppp_for_tty(struct tty *tp)
-{
-	struct ppp_softc *sc;
-
-	PPP_LIST_LOCK();
-	LIST_FOREACH(sc, &ppp_softc_list, sc_list) {
-		if (sc->sc_devp == (void*)tp) {
-			PPP_LIST_UNLOCK();
-			return (sc);
-		}
-	}
-	PPP_LIST_UNLOCK();
-	return (NULL);
-}
-
 IFC_SIMPLE_DECLARE(ppp, 0);
 
 /*
diff --git a/sys/net/if_pppvar.h b/sys/net/if_pppvar.h
index f103df5a5c86..12c308f175aa 100644
--- a/sys/net/if_pppvar.h
+++ b/sys/net/if_pppvar.h
@@ -110,4 +110,3 @@ int	pppoutput(struct ifnet *ifp, struct mbuf *m0, struct sockaddr *dst,
 void	ppp_restart(struct ppp_softc *sc);
 void	ppppktin(struct ppp_softc *sc, struct mbuf *m, int lost);
 struct	mbuf *ppp_dequeue(struct ppp_softc *sc);
-struct	ppp_softc *ppp_for_tty(struct tty *);
diff --git a/sys/net/ppp_tty.c b/sys/net/ppp_tty.c
index 51c11cf307ee..05ac9f1bf31f 100644
--- a/sys/net/ppp_tty.c
+++ b/sys/net/ppp_tty.c
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ pppopen(dev, tp)
     PPP2IFP(sc)->if_baudrate = tp->t_ospeed;
 
     tp->t_hotchar = PPP_FLAG;
+    tp->t_lsc = sc;
     ttyflush(tp, FREAD | FWRITE);
 
     /*
@@ -240,14 +241,13 @@ pppclose(tp, flag)
     struct tty *tp;
     int flag;
 {
-    register struct ppp_softc *sc;
+    register struct ppp_softc *sc = (struct ppp_softc *)tp->t_lsc;
     int s;
 
     s = spltty();
     ttyflush(tp, FREAD | FWRITE);
     clist_free_cblocks(&tp->t_canq);
     clist_free_cblocks(&tp->t_outq);
-    sc = ppp_for_tty(tp);
     if (sc != NULL) {
 	    pppasyncrelinq(sc);
 	    pppdealloc(sc);
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ pppread(tp, uio, flag)
     struct uio *uio;
     int flag;
 {
-    register struct ppp_softc *sc = ppp_for_tty(tp);
+    register struct ppp_softc *sc = (struct ppp_softc *)tp->t_lsc;
     struct mbuf *m, *m0;
     register int s;
     int error = 0;
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ pppwrite(tp, uio, flag)
     struct uio *uio;
     int flag;
 {
-    register struct ppp_softc *sc = ppp_for_tty(tp);
+    register struct ppp_softc *sc = (struct ppp_softc *)tp->t_lsc;
     struct mbuf *m;
     struct sockaddr dst;
     int error, s;
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ ppptioctl(tp, cmd, data, flag, td)
     int flag;
     struct thread *td;
 {
-    struct ppp_softc *sc = ppp_for_tty(tp);
+    struct ppp_softc *sc = (struct ppp_softc *)tp->t_lsc;
     int error, s;
 
     if (sc == NULL || tp != (struct tty *) sc->sc_devp)
@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@ static int
 pppstart(tp)
     register struct tty *tp;
 {
-    register struct ppp_softc *sc = ppp_for_tty(tp);
+    register struct ppp_softc *sc = (struct ppp_softc *)tp->t_lsc;
 
     /*
      * Call output process whether or not there is any output.
@@ -815,7 +815,7 @@ pppinput(c, tp)
     struct mbuf *m;
     int ilen, s;
 
-    sc = ppp_for_tty(tp);
+    sc = (struct ppp_softc *)tp->t_lsc;
     if (sc == NULL)
 	return 0;