diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 0d8557831..f760730c3 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2404,7 +2404,8 @@ if test "$KDRIVE" = yes; then
 	    fi
 	    ;;
     esac
-    KDRIVE_LOCAL_LIBS="$MAIN_LIB $DIX_LIB $KDRIVE_LIB"
+    KDRIVE_MAIN_LIB="$MAIN_LIB"
+    KDRIVE_LOCAL_LIBS="$DIX_LIB $KDRIVE_LIB"
     KDRIVE_LOCAL_LIBS="$KDRIVE_LOCAL_LIBS $FB_LIB $MI_LIB $KDRIVE_PURE_LIBS"
     KDRIVE_LOCAL_LIBS="$KDRIVE_LOCAL_LIBS $KDRIVE_OS_LIB"
     KDRIVE_LIBS="$KDRIVE_LOCAL_LIBS $XSERVER_SYS_LIBS $GLX_SYS_LIBS $DLOPEN_LIBS $TSLIB_LIBS"
@@ -2416,6 +2417,7 @@ AC_SUBST([KDRIVE_INCS])
 AC_SUBST([KDRIVE_PURE_INCS])
 AC_SUBST([KDRIVE_CFLAGS])
 AC_SUBST([KDRIVE_PURE_LIBS])
+AC_SUBST([KDRIVE_MAIN_LIB])
 AC_SUBST([KDRIVE_LOCAL_LIBS])
 AC_SUBST([KDRIVE_LIBS])
 AM_CONDITIONAL(KDRIVELINUX, [test "x$KDRIVELINUX" = xyes])
diff --git a/hw/kdrive/ephyr/ephyrinit.c b/hw/kdrive/ephyr/ephyrinit.c
index 897aa1955..8fbaf1d44 100644
--- a/hw/kdrive/ephyr/ephyrinit.c
+++ b/hw/kdrive/ephyr/ephyrinit.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ void processScreenOrOutputArg(const char *screen_size, const char *output, char
 void processOutputArg(const char *output, char *parent_id);
 void processScreenArg(const char *screen_size, char *parent_id);
 
+int
+main(int argc, char *argv[], char *envp[])
+{
+    hostx_use_resname(basename(argv[0]), 0);
+    return dix_main(argc, argv, envp);
+}
+
 void
 InitCard(char *name)
 {
@@ -209,10 +216,6 @@ ddxProcessArgument(int argc, char **argv, int i)
 
     EPHYR_DBG("mark argv[%d]='%s'", i, argv[i]);
 
-    if (i == 1) {
-        hostx_use_resname(basename(argv[0]), 0);
-    }
-
     if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-parent")) {
         if (i + 1 < argc) {
             int j;
diff --git a/hw/kdrive/fake/Makefile.am b/hw/kdrive/fake/Makefile.am
index 14c99c3cc..d28bd2752 100644
--- a/hw/kdrive/fake/Makefile.am
+++ b/hw/kdrive/fake/Makefile.am
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ Xfake_SOURCES = \
 
 Xfake_LDADD = 						\
 	libfake.la					\
+	@KDRIVE_MAIN_LIB@				\
 	@KDRIVE_LIBS@
 
 Xfake_LDFLAGS = $(LD_EXPORT_SYMBOLS_FLAG)
diff --git a/hw/kdrive/fbdev/Makefile.am b/hw/kdrive/fbdev/Makefile.am
index 7e8ba024c..d550c1391 100644
--- a/hw/kdrive/fbdev/Makefile.am
+++ b/hw/kdrive/fbdev/Makefile.am
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ Xfbdev_SOURCES = \
 
 Xfbdev_LDADD = 						\
 	libfbdev.la					\
+	@KDRIVE_MAIN_LIB@				\
 	@KDRIVE_LIBS@
 
 Xfbdev_DEPENDENCIES =	\