diff --git a/hw/xfree86/drivers/modesetting/driver.c b/hw/xfree86/drivers/modesetting/driver.c
index 6c4bac3fa..fe5d5e179 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/drivers/modesetting/driver.c
+++ b/hw/xfree86/drivers/modesetting/driver.c
@@ -613,6 +613,17 @@ msBlockHandler(ScreenPtr pScreen, void *pTimeout, void *pReadmask)
     ms_dirty_update(pScreen);
 }
 
+static void
+msBlockHandler_oneshot(ScreenPtr pScreen, void *pTimeout, void *pReadmask)
+{
+    ScrnInfoPtr pScrn = xf86ScreenToScrn(pScreen);
+    modesettingPtr ms = modesettingPTR(pScrn);
+
+    msBlockHandler(pScreen, pTimeout, pReadmask);
+
+    drmmode_set_desired_modes(pScrn, &ms->drmmode, TRUE);
+}
+
 static void
 FreeRec(ScrnInfoPtr pScrn)
 {
@@ -972,7 +983,7 @@ CreateScreenResources(ScreenPtr pScreen)
     ret = pScreen->CreateScreenResources(pScreen);
     pScreen->CreateScreenResources = CreateScreenResources;
 
-    if (!drmmode_set_desired_modes(pScrn, &ms->drmmode))
+    if (!drmmode_set_desired_modes(pScrn, &ms->drmmode, pScrn->is_gpu))
         return FALSE;
 
     if (!drmmode_glamor_handle_new_screen_pixmap(&ms->drmmode))
@@ -1235,7 +1246,7 @@ ScreenInit(ScreenPtr pScreen, int argc, char **argv)
     pScreen->CloseScreen = CloseScreen;
 
     ms->BlockHandler = pScreen->BlockHandler;
-    pScreen->BlockHandler = msBlockHandler;
+    pScreen->BlockHandler = msBlockHandler_oneshot;
 
     pScreen->SharePixmapBacking = msSharePixmapBacking;
     pScreen->SetSharedPixmapBacking = msSetSharedPixmapBacking;
@@ -1289,7 +1300,9 @@ ScreenInit(ScreenPtr pScreen, int argc, char **argv)
     }
 #endif
 
-    return EnterVT(pScrn);
+    pScrn->vtSema = TRUE;
+
+    return TRUE;
 }
 
 static void
@@ -1336,7 +1349,7 @@ EnterVT(ScrnInfoPtr pScrn)
 
     SetMaster(pScrn);
 
-    if (!drmmode_set_desired_modes(pScrn, &ms->drmmode))
+    if (!drmmode_set_desired_modes(pScrn, &ms->drmmode, TRUE))
         return FALSE;
 
     return TRUE;
diff --git a/hw/xfree86/drivers/modesetting/drmmode_display.c b/hw/xfree86/drivers/modesetting/drmmode_display.c
index e0d624f60..546673b19 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/drivers/modesetting/drmmode_display.c
+++ b/hw/xfree86/drivers/modesetting/drmmode_display.c
@@ -1853,7 +1853,7 @@ drmmode_adjust_frame(ScrnInfoPtr pScrn, drmmode_ptr drmmode, int x, int y)
 }
 
 Bool
-drmmode_set_desired_modes(ScrnInfoPtr pScrn, drmmode_ptr drmmode)
+drmmode_set_desired_modes(ScrnInfoPtr pScrn, drmmode_ptr drmmode, Bool set_hw)
 {
     xf86CrtcConfigPtr config = XF86_CRTC_CONFIG_PTR(pScrn);
     int c;
@@ -1866,8 +1866,10 @@ drmmode_set_desired_modes(ScrnInfoPtr pScrn, drmmode_ptr drmmode)
 
         /* Skip disabled CRTCs */
         if (!crtc->enabled) {
-            drmModeSetCrtc(drmmode->fd, drmmode_crtc->mode_crtc->crtc_id,
-                           0, 0, 0, NULL, 0, NULL);
+            if (set_hw) {
+                drmModeSetCrtc(drmmode->fd, drmmode_crtc->mode_crtc->crtc_id,
+                               0, 0, 0, NULL, 0, NULL);
+            }
             continue;
         }
 
@@ -1898,10 +1900,19 @@ drmmode_set_desired_modes(ScrnInfoPtr pScrn, drmmode_ptr drmmode)
             crtc->desiredY = 0;
         }
 
-        if (!crtc->funcs->
-            set_mode_major(crtc, &crtc->desiredMode, crtc->desiredRotation,
-                           crtc->desiredX, crtc->desiredY))
-            return FALSE;
+        if (set_hw) {
+            if (!crtc->funcs->
+                set_mode_major(crtc, &crtc->desiredMode, crtc->desiredRotation,
+                               crtc->desiredX, crtc->desiredY))
+                return FALSE;
+        } else {
+            crtc->mode = crtc->desiredMode;
+            crtc->rotation = crtc->desiredRotation;
+            crtc->x = crtc->desiredX;
+            crtc->y = crtc->desiredY;
+            if (!xf86CrtcRotate(crtc))
+                return FALSE;
+        }
     }
     return TRUE;
 }
diff --git a/hw/xfree86/drivers/modesetting/drmmode_display.h b/hw/xfree86/drivers/modesetting/drmmode_display.h
index a648d89c5..6b94641a4 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/drivers/modesetting/drmmode_display.h
+++ b/hw/xfree86/drivers/modesetting/drmmode_display.h
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ Bool drmmode_SetSlaveBO(PixmapPtr ppix,
 
 extern Bool drmmode_pre_init(ScrnInfoPtr pScrn, drmmode_ptr drmmode, int cpp);
 void drmmode_adjust_frame(ScrnInfoPtr pScrn, drmmode_ptr drmmode, int x, int y);
-extern Bool drmmode_set_desired_modes(ScrnInfoPtr pScrn, drmmode_ptr drmmode);
+extern Bool drmmode_set_desired_modes(ScrnInfoPtr pScrn, drmmode_ptr drmmode, Bool set_hw);
 extern Bool drmmode_setup_colormap(ScreenPtr pScreen, ScrnInfoPtr pScrn);
 
 extern void drmmode_uevent_init(ScrnInfoPtr scrn, drmmode_ptr drmmode);