diff --git a/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslogd.c b/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslogd.c
--- a/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslogd.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslogd.c
@@ -249,6 +249,17 @@
 	size_t	pflt_strlen;
 };
 
+enum f_type {
+	F_UNUSED,	/* unused entry */
+	F_FILE,		/* regular file */
+	F_TTY,		/* terminal */
+	F_CONSOLE,	/* console terminal */
+	F_FORW,		/* remote machine */
+	F_USERS,	/* list of users */
+	F_WALL,		/* everyone logged on */
+	F_PIPE,		/* pipe to program */
+};
+
 /*
  * This structure represents the files that will have log
  * copies printed.
@@ -258,8 +269,8 @@
 
 struct filed {
 	STAILQ_ENTRY(filed)	next;	/* next in linked list */
-	short	f_type;			/* entry type, see below */
-	short	f_file;			/* file descriptor */
+	enum f_type f_type;
+	int	f_file;			/* file descriptor */
 	time_t	f_time;			/* time this was last written */
 	char	*f_host;		/* host from which to recd. */
 	u_char	f_pmask[LOG_NFACILITIES+1];	/* priority mask */
@@ -353,16 +364,6 @@
 					(f)->f_repeatcount = MAXREPEAT;	\
 			} while (0)
 
-/* values for f_type */
-#define F_UNUSED	0		/* unused entry */
-#define F_FILE		1		/* regular file */
-#define F_TTY		2		/* terminal */
-#define F_CONSOLE	3		/* console terminal */
-#define F_FORW		4		/* remote machine */
-#define F_USERS		5		/* list of users */
-#define F_WALL		6		/* everyone logged on */
-#define F_PIPE		7		/* pipe to program */
-
 static const char *TypeNames[] = {
 	"UNUSED",	"FILE",		"TTY",		"CONSOLE",
 	"FORW",		"USERS",	"WALL",		"PIPE"
@@ -474,7 +475,6 @@
 			f->fu_forw_addr = NULL;
 		}
 		/* FALLTHROUGH */
-
 	case F_FILE:
 	case F_TTY:
 	case F_CONSOLE:
@@ -483,6 +483,8 @@
 	case F_PIPE:
 		f->fu_pipe_pid = 0;
 		break;
+	default:
+		break;
 	}
 	(void)close(f->f_file);
 	f->f_file = -1;
@@ -1980,6 +1982,8 @@
 		iovlist_append(il, "\r\n");
 		wallmsg(f, il->iov, il->iovcnt);
 		break;
+	default:
+		break;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -2618,6 +2622,8 @@
 			deadq_enter(f->fu_pipe_pid, f->fu_pipe_pname);
 			close_filed(f);
 			break;
+		default:
+			break;
 		}
 	}
 	while(!STAILQ_EMPTY(&fhead)) {
@@ -2715,6 +2721,8 @@
 				for (i = 0; i < MAXUNAMES && *f->fu_uname[i]; i++)
 					printf("%s, ", f->fu_uname[i]);
 				break;
+			default:
+				break;
 			}
 			if (f->f_program)
 				printf(" (%s)", f->f_program);