diff --git a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Config.c b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Config.c
index 608f093bb..73ab88ba5 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Config.c
+++ b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Config.c
@@ -1794,7 +1794,7 @@ configScreen(confScreenPtr screenp, XF86ConfScreenPtr conf_screen, int scrnum,
         count++;
         dispptr = (XF86ConfDisplayPtr) dispptr->list.next;
     }
-    screenp->displays = xnfallocarray(count, sizeof(DispRec));
+    screenp->displays = xnfallocarray(count, sizeof(DispPtr));
     screenp->numdisplays = count;
 
     /* Fill in the default Virtual size, if any */
@@ -1802,8 +1802,9 @@ configScreen(confScreenPtr screenp, XF86ConfScreenPtr conf_screen, int scrnum,
         for (count = 0, dispptr = conf_screen->scrn_display_lst;
              dispptr;
              dispptr = (XF86ConfDisplayPtr) dispptr->list.next, count++) {
-            screenp->displays[count].virtualX = conf_screen->scrn_virtualX;
-            screenp->displays[count].virtualY = conf_screen->scrn_virtualY;
+            screenp->displays[count] = xnfcalloc(1, sizeof(DispRec));
+            screenp->displays[count]->virtualX = conf_screen->scrn_virtualX;
+            screenp->displays[count]->virtualY = conf_screen->scrn_virtualY;
         }
     }
 
@@ -1811,7 +1812,7 @@ configScreen(confScreenPtr screenp, XF86ConfScreenPtr conf_screen, int scrnum,
     count = 0;
     dispptr = conf_screen->scrn_display_lst;
     while (dispptr) {
-        configDisplay(&(screenp->displays[count]), dispptr);
+        configDisplay(screenp->displays[count], dispptr);
         count++;
         dispptr = (XF86ConfDisplayPtr) dispptr->list.next;
     }
@@ -1819,6 +1820,7 @@ configScreen(confScreenPtr screenp, XF86ConfScreenPtr conf_screen, int scrnum,
     /*
      * figure out how many videoadaptor references there are and fill them in
      */
+    count = 0;
     conf_adaptor = conf_screen->scrn_adaptor_lst;
     while (conf_adaptor) {
         count++;
diff --git a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Helper.c b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Helper.c
index 16ab309e2..0389945a7 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Helper.c
+++ b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Helper.c
@@ -526,8 +526,8 @@ xf86SetDepthBpp(ScrnInfoPtr scrp, int depth, int dummy, int fbbpp,
      * Find the Display subsection matching the depth/fbbpp and initialise
      * scrp->display with it.
      */
-    for (i = 0, disp = scrp->confScreen->displays;
-         i < scrp->confScreen->numdisplays; i++, disp++) {
+    for (i = 0; i < scrp->confScreen->numdisplays; i++) {
+        disp = scrp->confScreen->displays[i];
         if ((disp->depth == scrp->depth && disp->fbbpp == scrp->bitsPerPixel)
             || (disp->depth == scrp->depth && disp->fbbpp <= 0)
             || (disp->fbbpp == scrp->bitsPerPixel && disp->depth <= 0)) {
@@ -541,8 +541,8 @@ xf86SetDepthBpp(ScrnInfoPtr scrp, int depth, int dummy, int fbbpp,
      * depth or fbbpp specified.
      */
     if (i == scrp->confScreen->numdisplays) {
-        for (i = 0, disp = scrp->confScreen->displays;
-             i < scrp->confScreen->numdisplays; i++, disp++) {
+        for (i = 0; i < scrp->confScreen->numdisplays; i++) {
+            disp = scrp->confScreen->displays[i];
             if (disp->depth <= 0 && disp->fbbpp <= 0) {
                 scrp->display = disp;
                 break;
@@ -557,24 +557,25 @@ xf86SetDepthBpp(ScrnInfoPtr scrp, int depth, int dummy, int fbbpp,
         scrp->confScreen->numdisplays++;
         scrp->confScreen->displays =
             xnfreallocarray(scrp->confScreen->displays,
-                            scrp->confScreen->numdisplays, sizeof(DispRec));
+                            scrp->confScreen->numdisplays, sizeof(DispPtr));
         xf86DrvMsg(scrp->scrnIndex, X_INFO,
                    "Creating default Display subsection in Screen section\n"
                    "\t\"%s\" for depth/fbbpp %d/%d\n",
                    scrp->confScreen->id, scrp->depth, scrp->bitsPerPixel);
-        memset(&scrp->confScreen->displays[i], 0, sizeof(DispRec));
-        scrp->confScreen->displays[i].blackColour.red = -1;
-        scrp->confScreen->displays[i].blackColour.green = -1;
-        scrp->confScreen->displays[i].blackColour.blue = -1;
-        scrp->confScreen->displays[i].whiteColour.red = -1;
-        scrp->confScreen->displays[i].whiteColour.green = -1;
-        scrp->confScreen->displays[i].whiteColour.blue = -1;
-        scrp->confScreen->displays[i].defaultVisual = -1;
-        scrp->confScreen->displays[i].modes = xnfalloc(sizeof(char *));
-        scrp->confScreen->displays[i].modes[0] = NULL;
-        scrp->confScreen->displays[i].depth = depth;
-        scrp->confScreen->displays[i].fbbpp = fbbpp;
-        scrp->display = &scrp->confScreen->displays[i];
+        scrp->confScreen->displays[i] = xnfcalloc(1, sizeof(DispRec));
+        memset(scrp->confScreen->displays[i], 0, sizeof(DispRec));
+        scrp->confScreen->displays[i]->blackColour.red = -1;
+        scrp->confScreen->displays[i]->blackColour.green = -1;
+        scrp->confScreen->displays[i]->blackColour.blue = -1;
+        scrp->confScreen->displays[i]->whiteColour.red = -1;
+        scrp->confScreen->displays[i]->whiteColour.green = -1;
+        scrp->confScreen->displays[i]->whiteColour.blue = -1;
+        scrp->confScreen->displays[i]->defaultVisual = -1;
+        scrp->confScreen->displays[i]->modes = xnfalloc(sizeof(char *));
+        scrp->confScreen->displays[i]->modes[0] = NULL;
+        scrp->confScreen->displays[i]->depth = depth;
+        scrp->confScreen->displays[i]->fbbpp = fbbpp;
+        scrp->display = scrp->confScreen->displays[i];
     }
 
     /*
diff --git a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86str.h b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86str.h
index 8f8685ef2..9072932cb 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86str.h
+++ b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86str.h
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ typedef struct _confscreenrec {
     MonPtr monitor;
     GDevPtr device;
     int numdisplays;
-    DispPtr displays;
+    DispPtr *displays;
     int numxvadaptors;
     confXvAdaptorPtr xvadaptors;
     void *options;