diff --git a/hw/xwin/winconfig.c b/hw/xwin/winconfig.c
index fb99113d5..31894d2fb 100644
--- a/hw/xwin/winconfig.c
+++ b/hw/xwin/winconfig.c
@@ -264,8 +264,9 @@ winConfigKeyboard(DeviceIntPtr pDevice)
                 break;
             }
             g_winInfo.keyboard.rate = (kbd_speed > 0) ? kbd_speed : 1;
-            winMsgVerb(X_PROBED, 1, "Setting autorepeat to delay=%ld, rate=%ld\n",
-                       g_winInfo.keyboard.delay, g_winInfo.keyboard.rate);
+            winMsg(X_PROBED, "Setting autorepeat to delay=%ld, rate=%ld\n",
+                   g_winInfo.keyboard.delay, g_winInfo.keyboard.rate);
+
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/hw/xwin/winmsg.c b/hw/xwin/winmsg.c
index 575bc47b2..2ee48ce5a 100644
--- a/hw/xwin/winmsg.c
+++ b/hw/xwin/winmsg.c
@@ -38,17 +38,7 @@
 #endif
 #include <stdarg.h>
 
-void
-winVMsg(int, MessageType, int verb, const char *, va_list)
-_X_ATTRIBUTE_PRINTF(4, 0);
-
-void
-winVMsg(int scrnIndex, MessageType type, int verb, const char *format,
-        va_list ap)
-{
-    LogVMessageVerb(type, verb, format, ap);
-}
-
+#ifdef XWIN_XF86CONFIG
 void
 winDrvMsg(int scrnIndex, MessageType type, const char *format, ...)
 {
@@ -59,16 +49,6 @@ winDrvMsg(int scrnIndex, MessageType type, const char *format, ...)
     va_end(ap);
 }
 
-void
-winMsg(MessageType type, const char *format, ...)
-{
-    va_list ap;
-
-    va_start(ap, format);
-    LogVMessageVerb(type, 1, format, ap);
-    va_end(ap);
-}
-
 void
 winDrvMsgVerb(int scrnIndex, MessageType type, int verb, const char *format,
               ...)
@@ -79,16 +59,7 @@ winDrvMsgVerb(int scrnIndex, MessageType type, int verb, const char *format,
     LogVMessageVerb(type, verb, format, ap);
     va_end(ap);
 }
-
-void
-winMsgVerb(MessageType type, int verb, const char *format, ...)
-{
-    va_list ap;
-
-    va_start(ap, format);
-    LogVMessageVerb(type, verb, format, ap);
-    va_end(ap);
-}
+#endif
 
 void
 winErrorFVerb(int verb, const char *format, ...)
diff --git a/hw/xwin/winmsg.h b/hw/xwin/winmsg.h
index 6c96c4070..02f672f08 100644
--- a/hw/xwin/winmsg.h
+++ b/hw/xwin/winmsg.h
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-#ifndef __WIN_MSG_H__
-#define __WIN_MSG_H__
 /*
  *Copyright (C) 1994-2000 The XFree86 Project, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
  *
@@ -30,12 +28,17 @@
  * Authors: Alexander Gottwald	
  */
 
+#ifndef __WIN_MSG_H__
+#define __WIN_MSG_H__
+
 #include <X11/Xwindows.h>
+#include <X11/Xfuncproto.h>
 
 /*
  * Function prototypes
  */
 
+#ifdef XWIN_XF86CONFIG
 void
 winDrvMsgVerb(int scrnIndex,
               MessageType type, int verb, const char *format, ...)
@@ -43,12 +46,10 @@ _X_ATTRIBUTE_PRINTF(4, 5);
 void
 winDrvMsg(int scrnIndex, MessageType type, const char *format, ...)
 _X_ATTRIBUTE_PRINTF(3, 4);
-void
-winMsgVerb(MessageType type, int verb, const char *format, ...)
-_X_ATTRIBUTE_PRINTF(3, 4);
-void
-winMsg(MessageType type, const char *format, ...)
-_X_ATTRIBUTE_PRINTF(2, 3);
+#endif
+
+#define winMsg LogMessage
+
 void
 winDebug(const char *format, ...)
 _X_ATTRIBUTE_PRINTF(1, 2);