diff --git a/libexec/rc/rc.d/virtual_oss b/libexec/rc/rc.d/virtual_oss
index d55b51463442..a25abf256f55 100644
--- a/libexec/rc/rc.d/virtual_oss
+++ b/libexec/rc/rc.d/virtual_oss
@@ -1,121 +1,125 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 # PROVIDE: virtual_oss
 # REQUIRE: NETWORKING kld ldconfig
 # BEFORE: LOGIN
 # KEYWORD: shutdown
 
 . /etc/rc.subr
 
 name="virtual_oss"
 desc="virtual_oss device manager"
 rcvar="${name}_enable"
 
 command="/usr/sbin/${name}"
 command_args="-B"
 
 load_rc_config "$name"
 start_precmd="${name}_precmd"
 start_cmd="${name}_start"
 stop_cmd="${name}_stop"
 status_cmd="${name}_status"
 
 required_modules="cuse"
 
 configs=
 pidpath="/var/run/${name}"
 default_unit=$(sysctl -n hw.snd.default_unit 2> /dev/null)
+
+# Default configuration's control device.
+: "${virtual_oss_default_control_device:="vdsp.ctl"}"
+
 virtual_oss_default_args="\
 	-S \
 	-C 2 \
 	-c 2 \
 	-r 48000 \
 	-b 24 \
 	-s 8ms \
 	-i 8 \
 	-f /dev/dsp${default_unit} \
 	-d dsp \
-	-t vdsp.ctl"
+	-t ${virtual_oss_default_control_device}"
 
 # Set to NO by default. Set it to "YES" to enable virtual_oss.
 : "${virtual_oss_enable:="NO"}"
 
 #  List of configurations to use. Default is "dsp".
 : "${virtual_oss_configs:="dsp"}"
 
 # Default (dsp) virtual_oss config.
 : "${virtual_oss_dsp:="${virtual_oss_default_args}"}"
 
 virtual_oss_pids()
 {
 	pids=$(pgrep -d ' ' ${name})
 	pids=${pids% }
 	printf '%s\n' "${pids}"
 }
 
 virtual_oss_precmd()
 {
 	/usr/bin/install -d -m 0755 -o root "${pidpath}"
 }
 
 start_instance()
 {
 	config="$1"
 	instance_args=$(eval "echo \$virtual_oss_${config}")
 	if [ -z "${instance_args}" ]; then
 		warn "no such config: ${config}"
 	else
 		startmsg -n "Starting virtual_oss config: ${config}: "
 		${command} \
 			${command_args} \
 			-D "${pidpath}/${config}.pid" \
 			${instance_args}
 		startmsg "done"
 	fi
 }
 
 stop_instance()
 {
 	config="$1"
 	instance_args=$(eval "echo \$virtual_oss_${config}")
 	if [ -z "${instance_args}" ]; then
 		warn "no such config: ${config}"
 	else
 		startmsg -n "Stopping virtual_oss config: ${config}: "
 		kill "$(cat "${pidpath}/${config}.pid")"
 		rm -f "${pidpath}/${config}.pid"
 		startmsg "done"
 	fi
 }
 
 virtual_oss_start()
 {
 	configs="$1"
 	[ -z "${configs}" ] && configs="${virtual_oss_configs}"
 	for config in ${configs}; do
 		start_instance "${config}"
 	done
 }
 
 virtual_oss_stop()
 {
 	configs="$1"
 	[ -z "${configs}" ] && configs="${virtual_oss_configs}"
 	for config in ${configs}; do
 		stop_instance "${config}"
 	done
 }
 
 virtual_oss_status()
 {
 	pids=$(virtual_oss_pids)
 
 	if [ "${pids}" ]; then
 		echo "${name} is running as pid ${pids}."
 	else
 		echo "${name} is not running."
 		return 1
 	fi
 }
 
 run_rc_command "$@"
diff --git a/sbin/devd/snd.conf b/sbin/devd/snd.conf
index 5ca0be86e246..e2dc6d94a299 100644
--- a/sbin/devd/snd.conf
+++ b/sbin/devd/snd.conf
@@ -1,36 +1,34 @@
 # Audio redirection
 notify 0 {
 	match "system"		"SND";
 	match "subsystem"	"CONN";
 	match "type"		"IN";
 	match "cdev"		"dsp[0-9]+";
 
 	# Other audio servers or device switching commands can be used here
 	# instead of virtual_oss(8).
-	#
-	# FIXME: We are hardcoding /dev/vdsp.ctl here, simply because it is a
-	# common virtual_oss control device name. Until we find a proper way to
-	# define control devices here, /dev/vdsp.ctl can be changed to the
-	# control device of choice.
-	action			"/usr/sbin/virtual_oss_cmd /dev/vdsp.ctl -R /dev/$cdev";
+	action			"/usr/sbin/virtual_oss_cmd \
+		/dev/$(sysrc virtual_oss_default_control_device) -R /dev/$cdev";
 };
 
 notify 0 {
 	match "system"		"SND";
 	match "subsystem"	"CONN";
 	match "type"		"OUT";
 	match "cdev"		"dsp[0-9]+";
 
 	# See comment above.
-	action			"/usr/sbin/virtual_oss_cmd /dev/vdsp.ctl -P /dev/$cdev";
+	action			"/usr/sbin/virtual_oss_cmd \
+		/dev/$(sysrc virtual_oss_default_control_device) -P /dev/$cdev";
 };
 
 notify 0 {
 	match "system"		"SND";
 	match "subsystem"	"CONN";
 	match "type"		"NODEV";
 
 	# No connected devices. Disable both recording and playback to avoid
 	# repeated virtual_oss error messages.
-	action			"/usr/sbin/virtual_oss_cmd /dev/vdsp.ctl -f /dev/null";
+	action			"/usr/sbin/virtual_oss_cmd \
+		/dev/$(sysrc virtual_oss_default_control_device) -f /dev/null";
 };