diff --git a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86DGA.c b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86DGA.c
index 42b7c58..804fd37 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86DGA.c
+++ b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86DGA.c
@@ -120,8 +120,22 @@ DGAInit(
 
     DGAScreenKey = &DGAScreenKeyIndex;
 
-    if(!(pScreenPriv = (DGAScreenPtr)xalloc(sizeof(DGAScreenRec))))
-	return FALSE;
+    pScreenPriv = DGA_GET_SCREEN_PRIV(pScreen);
+
+    if (!pScreenPriv)
+    {
+	if(!(pScreenPriv = (DGAScreenPtr)xalloc(sizeof(DGAScreenRec))))
+	    return FALSE;
+	dixSetPrivate(&pScreen->devPrivates, DGAScreenKey, pScreenPriv);
+	pScreenPriv->CloseScreen = pScreen->CloseScreen;
+	pScreen->CloseScreen = DGACloseScreen;
+	pScreenPriv->DestroyColormap = pScreen->DestroyColormap;
+	pScreen->DestroyColormap = DGADestroyColormap;
+	pScreenPriv->InstallColormap = pScreen->InstallColormap;
+	pScreen->InstallColormap = DGAInstallColormap;
+	pScreenPriv->UninstallColormap = pScreen->UninstallColormap;
+	pScreen->UninstallColormap = DGAUninstallColormap;
+    }
 
     pScreenPriv->pScrn = pScrn;
     pScreenPriv->numModes = num;
@@ -146,17 +160,6 @@ DGAInit(
 	    modes[i].flags &= ~DGA_PIXMAP_AVAILABLE;
 #endif
 
-    dixSetPrivate(&pScreen->devPrivates, DGAScreenKey, pScreenPriv);
-    pScreenPriv->CloseScreen = pScreen->CloseScreen;
-    pScreen->CloseScreen = DGACloseScreen;
-    pScreenPriv->DestroyColormap = pScreen->DestroyColormap;
-    pScreen->DestroyColormap = DGADestroyColormap;
-    pScreenPriv->InstallColormap = pScreen->InstallColormap;
-    pScreen->InstallColormap = DGAInstallColormap;
-    pScreenPriv->UninstallColormap = pScreen->UninstallColormap;
-    pScreen->UninstallColormap = DGAUninstallColormap;
-
-
     return TRUE;
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/xfree86/modes/xf86Crtc.c b/hw/xfree86/modes/xf86Crtc.c
index c1e31e0..f274725 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/modes/xf86Crtc.c
+++ b/hw/xfree86/modes/xf86Crtc.c
@@ -806,7 +806,7 @@ xf86CrtcScreenInit (ScreenPtr screen)
     screen->CloseScreen = xf86CrtcCloseScreen;
     
 #ifdef XFreeXDGA
-    xf86DiDGAInit(screen, 0);
+    _xf86_di_dga_init_for_reals(screen);
 #endif
 #ifdef RANDR_13_INTERFACE
     return RANDR_INTERFACE_VERSION;
@@ -1928,7 +1928,7 @@ xf86SetScrnInfoModes (ScrnInfoPtr scrn)
     scrn->currentMode = scrn->modes;
 #ifdef XFreeXDGA
     if (scrn->pScreen)
-	    xf86DiDGAReInit(scrn->pScreen);
+	    _xf86_di_dga_reinit_for_reals(scrn->pScreen);
 #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/xfree86/modes/xf86Crtc.h b/hw/xfree86/modes/xf86Crtc.h
index 69afaa5..edf84d8 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/modes/xf86Crtc.h
+++ b/hw/xfree86/modes/xf86Crtc.h
@@ -833,6 +833,10 @@ xf86OutputGetEDID (xf86OutputPtr output, I2CBusPtr pDDCBus);
 extern _X_EXPORT Bool
 xf86DiDGAInit (ScreenPtr pScreen, unsigned long dga_address);
 
+/* this is the real function, used only internally */
+_X_INTERNAL Bool
+_xf86_di_dga_init_for_reals (ScreenPtr pScreen);
+
 /**
  * Re-initialize dga for this screen (as when the set of modes changes)
  */
@@ -841,6 +845,10 @@ extern _X_EXPORT Bool
 xf86DiDGAReInit (ScreenPtr pScreen);
 #endif
 
+/* This is the real function, used only internally */
+_X_INTERNAL Bool
+_xf86_di_dga_reinit_for_reals (ScreenPtr pScreen);
+
 /*
  * Set the subpixel order reported for the screen using
  * the information from the outputs
diff --git a/hw/xfree86/modes/xf86DiDGA.c b/hw/xfree86/modes/xf86DiDGA.c
index 0f7b834..3df3754 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/modes/xf86DiDGA.c
+++ b/hw/xfree86/modes/xf86DiDGA.c
@@ -175,6 +175,12 @@ static DGAFunctionRec xf86_dga_funcs = {
 Bool
 xf86DiDGAReInit (ScreenPtr pScreen)
 {
+    return TRUE;
+}
+
+_X_INTERNAL Bool
+_xf86_di_dga_reinit_for_reals (ScreenPtr pScreen)
+{
     ScrnInfoPtr		scrn = xf86Screens[pScreen->myNum];
     xf86CrtcConfigPtr   xf86_config = XF86_CRTC_CONFIG_PTR(scrn);
     
@@ -190,12 +196,15 @@ xf86DiDGAReInit (ScreenPtr pScreen)
 Bool
 xf86DiDGAInit (ScreenPtr pScreen, unsigned long dga_address)
 {
+    return TRUE;
+}
+
+_X_INTERNAL Bool
+_xf86_di_dga_init_for_reals (ScreenPtr pScreen)
+{
     ScrnInfoPtr		scrn = xf86Screens[pScreen->myNum];
     xf86CrtcConfigPtr   xf86_config = XF86_CRTC_CONFIG_PTR(scrn);
 
-    if (DGAAvailable(pScreen->myNum))
-	return TRUE;
-
     xf86_config->dga_flags = 0;
     xf86_config->dga_address = 0;
     xf86_config->dga_width = 0;
    ScrnInfoPtr		scrn = xf86Screens[pScreen->myNum];
     xf86CrtcConfigPtr   xf86_config = XF86_CRTC_CONFIG_PTR(scrn);
 
-    if (DGAAvailable(pScreen->myNum))
-	return TRUE;
-
     xf86_config->dga_flags = 0;
     xf86_config->dga_address = 0;
     xf86_config->dga_width = 0;