diff --git a/glx/glxext.c b/glx/glxext.c
index a1f9d42e9..70f0df892 100644
--- a/glx/glxext.c
+++ b/glx/glxext.c
@@ -339,9 +339,6 @@ GlxExtensionInit(void)
     if (!__glXContextRes || !__glXDrawableRes)
         return;
 
-    if (serverGeneration == 1)
-        GlxPushProvider(&__glXDRISWRastProvider);
-
     if (!dixRegisterPrivateKey
         (&glxClientPrivateKeyRec, PRIVATE_CLIENT, sizeof(__GLXclientState)))
         return;
diff --git a/glx/glxserver.h b/glx/glxserver.h
index d9b106b82..1021aec80 100644
--- a/glx/glxserver.h
+++ b/glx/glxserver.h
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ struct __GLXprovider {
     const char *name;
     __GLXprovider *next;
 };
-__GLXprovider __glXDRISWRastProvider;
+extern __GLXprovider __glXDRISWRastProvider;
 
 void GlxPushProvider(__GLXprovider * provider);
 
diff --git a/hw/xwin/InitOutput.c b/hw/xwin/InitOutput.c
index 4d0df110f..538b2e101 100644
--- a/hw/xwin/InitOutput.c
+++ b/hw/xwin/InitOutput.c
@@ -147,15 +147,30 @@ winClipboardShutdown(void)
 }
 #endif
 
-void
-ddxPushProviders(void)
+static const ExtensionModule xwinExtensions[] = {
+#ifdef GLXEXT
+  { GlxExtensionInit, "GLX", &noGlxExtension },
+#endif
+};
+
+/*
+ * XwinExtensionInit
+ * Initialises Xwin-specific extensions.
+ */
+static
+void XwinExtensionInit(void)
 {
+    int i;
+
 #ifdef XWIN_GLX_WINDOWS
-    if (g_fNativeGl) {
+    if ((g_fNativeGl) && (serverGeneration == 1)) {
         /* install the native GL provider */
         glxWinPushNativeProvider();
     }
 #endif
+
+    for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(xwinExtensions); i++)
+        LoadExtension(&xwinExtensions[i], TRUE);
 }
 
 #if defined(DDXBEFORERESET)
@@ -885,6 +900,8 @@ InitOutput(ScreenInfo * screenInfo, int argc, char *argv[])
 {
     int i;
 
+    XwinExtensionInit();
+
     /* Log the command line */
     winLogCommandLine(argc, argv);