diff --git a/sys/dev/sound/pcm/sound.c b/sys/dev/sound/pcm/sound.c
--- a/sys/dev/sound/pcm/sound.c
+++ b/sys/dev/sound/pcm/sound.c
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@
 	else if (snd_unit_auto == 1)
 		snd_unit = pcm_best_unit(snd_unit);
 
-	sndstat_register(dev, d->status);
+	sndstat_register(dev, SNDST_TYPE_PCM, d->status);
 
 	return (dsp_make_dev(dev));
 }
diff --git a/sys/dev/sound/sndstat.h b/sys/dev/sound/sndstat.h
--- a/sys/dev/sound/sndstat.h
+++ b/sys/dev/sound/sndstat.h
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 #ifndef _SNDSTAT_H_
 #define _SNDSTAT_H_
 
-int sndstat_register(device_t dev, char *str);
+enum sndstat_type {
+	SNDST_TYPE_PCM,
+	SNDST_TYPE_MIDI,
+};
+
+int sndstat_register(device_t dev, enum sndstat_type type, char *str);
 int sndstat_unregister(device_t dev);
 
 #endif /* _SNDSTAT_H_ */
diff --git a/sys/dev/sound/sndstat.c b/sys/dev/sound/sndstat.c
--- a/sys/dev/sound/sndstat.c
+++ b/sys/dev/sound/sndstat.c
@@ -688,22 +688,26 @@
 		return (ENOMEM);
 
 	TAILQ_FOREACH(ent, &sndstat_devlist, link) {
-		struct snddev_info *d;
-		nvlist_t *di;
+		if (ent->type == SNDST_TYPE_PCM) {
+			struct snddev_info *d;
+			nvlist_t *di;
 
-		d = device_get_softc(ent->dev);
-		if (!PCM_REGISTERED(d))
-			continue;
+			d = device_get_softc(ent->dev);
+			if (!PCM_REGISTERED(d))
+				continue;
 
-		err = sndstat_build_sound4_nvlist(d, &di);
-		if (err)
-			goto done;
+			err = sndstat_build_sound4_nvlist(d, &di);
+			if (err)
+				goto done;
 
-		nvlist_append_nvlist_array(nvl, SNDST_DSPS, di);
-		nvlist_destroy(di);
-		err = nvlist_error(nvl);
-		if (err)
-			goto done;
+			nvlist_append_nvlist_array(nvl, SNDST_DSPS, di);
+			nvlist_destroy(di);
+			err = nvlist_error(nvl);
+			if (err)
+				goto done;
+		} else if (ent->type == SNDST_TYPE_MIDI) {
+			/* TODO */
+		}
 	}
 
 	TAILQ_FOREACH(pf, &sndstat_filelist, entry) {
@@ -1155,21 +1159,13 @@
 /************************************************************************/
 
 int
-sndstat_register(device_t dev, char *str)
+sndstat_register(device_t dev, enum sndstat_type type, char *str)
 {
 	struct sndstat_entry *ent;
 	struct sndstat_entry *pre;
-	const char *devtype;
-	int type, unit;
+	int unit;
 
 	unit = device_get_unit(dev);
-	devtype = device_get_name(dev);
-	if (!strcmp(devtype, "pcm"))
-		type = SS_TYPE_PCM;
-	else if (!strcmp(devtype, "midi"))
-		type = SS_TYPE_MIDI;
-	else
-		return (EINVAL);
 
 	ent = malloc(sizeof *ent, M_DEVBUF, M_WAITOK | M_ZERO);
 	ent->dev = dev;
@@ -1388,20 +1384,24 @@
 	/* generate list of installed devices */
 	k = 0;
 	TAILQ_FOREACH(ent, &sndstat_devlist, link) {
-		d = device_get_softc(ent->dev);
-		if (!PCM_REGISTERED(d))
-			continue;
-		if (!k++)
-			sbuf_printf(s, "Installed devices:\n");
-		sbuf_printf(s, "%s:", device_get_nameunit(ent->dev));
-		sbuf_printf(s, " <%s>", device_get_desc(ent->dev));
-		if (snd_verbose > 0)
-			sbuf_printf(s, " %s", ent->str);
-		/* XXX Need Giant magic entry ??? */
-		PCM_ACQUIRE_QUICK(d);
-		sndstat_prepare_pcm(s, ent->dev, snd_verbose);
-		PCM_RELEASE_QUICK(d);
-		sbuf_printf(s, "\n");
+		if (ent->type == SNDST_TYPE_PCM) {
+			d = device_get_softc(ent->dev);
+			if (!PCM_REGISTERED(d))
+				continue;
+			if (!k++)
+				sbuf_printf(s, "Installed devices:\n");
+			sbuf_printf(s, "%s:", device_get_nameunit(ent->dev));
+			sbuf_printf(s, " <%s>", device_get_desc(ent->dev));
+			if (snd_verbose > 0)
+				sbuf_printf(s, " %s", ent->str);
+			/* XXX Need Giant magic entry ??? */
+			PCM_ACQUIRE_QUICK(d);
+			sndstat_prepare_pcm(s, ent->dev, snd_verbose);
+			PCM_RELEASE_QUICK(d);
+			sbuf_printf(s, "\n");
+		} else if (ent->type == SNDST_TYPE_MIDI) {
+			/* TODO */
+		}
 	}
 	if (k == 0)
 		sbuf_printf(s, "No devices installed.\n");