diff --git a/hw/kdrive/ephyr/ephyrinit.c b/hw/kdrive/ephyr/ephyrinit.c
index 45e2d3067..850dc76dc 100644
--- a/hw/kdrive/ephyr/ephyrinit.c
+++ b/hw/kdrive/ephyr/ephyrinit.c
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
 
 extern Window EphyrPreExistingHostWin;
 extern Bool   EphyrWantGrayScale;
+extern Bool   kdHasPointer;
+extern Bool   kdHasKbd;
 
 void
 InitCard (char *name)
@@ -54,19 +56,24 @@ InitInput (int argc, char **argv)
   KdKeyboardInfo *ki;
   KdPointerInfo *pi;
         
-  ki = KdNewKeyboard();
-  if (!ki)
-    FatalError("Couldn't create Xephyr keyboard\n");
-  ki->driver = &EphyrKeyboardDriver;
   KdAddKeyboardDriver(&EphyrKeyboardDriver);
-  KdAddKeyboard(ki);
-
-  pi = KdNewPointer();
-  if (!pi)
-    FatalError("Couldn't create Xephyr pointer\n");
-  pi->driver = &EphyrMouseDriver;
   KdAddPointerDriver(&EphyrMouseDriver);
-  KdAddPointer(pi);
+
+  if (!kdHasKbd) {
+    ki = KdNewKeyboard();
+    if (!ki)
+      FatalError("Couldn't create Xephyr keyboard\n");
+    ki->driver = &EphyrKeyboardDriver;
+    KdAddKeyboard(ki);
+  }
+
+  if (!kdHasPointer) {
+    pi = KdNewPointer();
+    if (!pi)
+      FatalError("Couldn't create Xephyr pointer\n");
+    pi->driver = &EphyrMouseDriver;
+    KdAddPointer(pi);
+  }
 
   KdInitInput();
 }
diff --git a/hw/kdrive/src/kdrive.c b/hw/kdrive/src/kdrive.c
index 8653d72a2..5158ef5fe 100644
--- a/hw/kdrive/src/kdrive.c
+++ b/hw/kdrive/src/kdrive.c
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ int		    kdVirtualTerminal = -1;
 Bool		    kdSwitchPending;
 char		    *kdSwitchCmd;
 DDXPointRec	    kdOrigin;
+Bool		    kdHasPointer = FALSE;
+Bool		    kdHasKbd = FALSE;
 
 static Bool         kdCaughtSignal = FALSE;
 
@@ -737,12 +739,14 @@ KdProcessArgument (int argc, char **argv, int i)
         if (i + 1 >= argc)
             UseMsg();
         KdAddConfigPointer(argv[i + 1]);
+	kdHasPointer = TRUE;
         return 2;
     }
     if (!strcmp (argv[i], "-keybd")) {
         if (i + 1 >= argc)
             UseMsg();
         KdAddConfigKeyboard(argv[i + 1]);
+	kdHasKbd = TRUE;
         return 2;
     }