diff --git a/drivers/orinoco/orinoco.c b/drivers/orinoco/orinoco.c
index ced338f69..682da5f60 100644
--- a/drivers/orinoco/orinoco.c
+++ b/drivers/orinoco/orinoco.c
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ static void or_dump (message *m)
 	if(orp->or_mode != OR_M_ENABLED)
 		return;
 
-	m->m_type = FKEY_CONTROL;
+	m->m_type = TTY_FKEY_CONTROL;
 	m->FKEY_REQUEST = FKEY_EVENTS;
 	if(OK!=(sendrec(TTY_PROC_NR,m)) )
 		printf("Contacting the TTY failed\n");
diff --git a/drivers/tty/tty.c b/drivers/tty/tty.c
index aaa442d8f..b1463bcca 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/tty.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/tty.c
@@ -220,7 +220,8 @@ int main(void)
 	}
 
 	switch (tty_mess.m_type) { 
-	case FKEY_CONTROL:		/* (un)register a fkey observer */
+	case TTY_FKEY_CONTROL:		/* (un)register a fkey observer */
+	case OLD_FKEY_CONTROL:		/* old number */
 		do_fkey_ctl(&tty_mess);
 		continue;
 	case INPUT_EVENT:
diff --git a/include/minix/com.h b/include/minix/com.h
index f92a567b0..8af307b9f 100644
--- a/include/minix/com.h
+++ b/include/minix/com.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
  *   0x1000 - 0x10FF	Notify messages
  *   0x1100 - 0x11FF	USB  
  *   0x1200 - 0x12FF    Devman
- *   0x1300 - 0x13FF    TTY Input
+ *   0x1300 - 0x13FF    TTY Requests
  *   0x1400 - 0x14FF	VFS-FS transaction IDs
  *   0x1500 - 0x15FF	Block device requests and responses
  *   0x1600 - 0x16FF	VirtualBox (VBOX) requests (see vboxif.h)
@@ -740,19 +740,6 @@
 #  define DS_NR_SNAPSHOT	m2_i3		/* number of snapshot */
 #  define DS_OWNER		m2_i3		/* owner */
 
-/*===========================================================================*
- *                Miscellaneous messages used by TTY			     *
- *===========================================================================*/
-
-/* Miscellaneous request types and field names, e.g. used by IS server. */
-#define FKEY_CONTROL 		98  	/* control a function key at the TTY */
-#  define FKEY_REQUEST	     m2_i1	/* request to perform at TTY */
-#  define    FKEY_MAP		10	/* observe function key */
-#  define    FKEY_UNMAP		11	/* stop observing function key */
-#  define    FKEY_EVENTS	12	/* request open key presses */
-#  define FKEY_FKEYS	      m2_l1	/* F1-F12 keys pressed */
-#  define FKEY_SFKEYS	      m2_l2	/* Shift-F1-F12 keys pressed */
-
 /*===========================================================================*
  *                Messages used between PM and VFS			     *
  *===========================================================================*/
@@ -1233,17 +1220,27 @@
 #   define DEVMAN_RESULT         m4_l1
 
 /*===========================================================================*
- *              TTY INPUT INJECTION                                          *
+ *              TTY REQUESTS	                                             *
  *===========================================================================*/
 
-#define INPUT_BASE 0x1300
+#define TTY_RQ_BASE 0x1300
 
-#define INPUT_EVENT      (INPUT_BASE + 0)
+#define INPUT_EVENT      (TTY_RQ_BASE + 0)
 
 #	define INPUT_TYPE        m4_l1
 #	define INPUT_CODE        m4_l2
 #	define INPUT_VALUE       m4_l3
 
+
+#define TTY_FKEY_CONTROL	(TTY_RQ_BASE + 1) /* control an F-key at TTY */
+#define OLD_FKEY_CONTROL	98  	/* previously used for TTY_FKEY_CONTROL */
+#  define FKEY_REQUEST	     m2_i1	/* request to perform at TTY */
+#  define    FKEY_MAP		10	/* observe function key */
+#  define    FKEY_UNMAP		11	/* stop observing function key */
+#  define    FKEY_EVENTS	12	/* request open key presses */
+#  define FKEY_FKEYS	      m2_l1	/* F1-F12 keys pressed */
+#  define FKEY_SFKEYS	      m2_l2	/* Shift-F1-F12 keys pressed */
+
 #endif
 
 /*===========================================================================*
diff --git a/lib/libsys/fkey_ctl.c b/lib/libsys/fkey_ctl.c
index afe63c140..a3c28a41b 100644
--- a/lib/libsys/fkey_ctl.c
+++ b/lib/libsys/fkey_ctl.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ int *sfkeys;				/* bit masks for Shift F1-F12 keys */
     m.FKEY_REQUEST = request;
     m.FKEY_FKEYS = (fkeys) ? *fkeys : 0;
     m.FKEY_SFKEYS = (sfkeys) ? *sfkeys : 0;
-    s = _taskcall(TTY_PROC_NR, FKEY_CONTROL, &m);
+    s = _taskcall(TTY_PROC_NR, TTY_FKEY_CONTROL, &m);
     if (fkeys) *fkeys = m.FKEY_FKEYS;
     if (sfkeys) *sfkeys = m.FKEY_SFKEYS;
     return(s);
diff --git a/servers/is/dmp.c b/servers/is/dmp.c
index bbae0f81c..64d79ca8d 100644
--- a/servers/is/dmp.c
+++ b/servers/is/dmp.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ message *m;					/* notification message */
   /* The notification message does not convey any information, other
    * than that some function keys have been pressed. Ask TTY for details.
    */
-  m->m_type = FKEY_CONTROL;
+  m->m_type = TTY_FKEY_CONTROL;
   m->FKEY_REQUEST = FKEY_EVENTS;
   if (OK != (s=sendrec(TTY_PROC_NR, m)))
       printf("IS: warning, sendrec to TTY failed: %d\n", s);