diff --git a/dix/dispatch.c b/dix/dispatch.c
index 048dff652..554462328 100644
--- a/dix/dispatch.c
+++ b/dix/dispatch.c
@@ -3578,12 +3578,14 @@ ProcInitialConnection(ClientPtr client)
     REQUEST(xReq);
     xConnClientPrefix *prefix;
     int whichbyte = 1;
+    char order;
 
     prefix = (xConnClientPrefix *)((char *)stuff + sz_xReq);
-    if ((prefix->byteOrder != 'l') && (prefix->byteOrder != 'B'))
+    order = prefix->byteOrder;
+    if (order != 'l' && order != 'B' && order != 'r' && order != 'R')
 	return client->noClientException = -1;
-    if (((*(char *) &whichbyte) && (prefix->byteOrder == 'B')) ||
-	(!(*(char *) &whichbyte) && (prefix->byteOrder == 'l')))
+    if (((*(char *) &whichbyte) && (order == 'B' || order == 'R')) ||
+	(!(*(char *) &whichbyte) && (order == 'l' || order == 'r')))
     {
 	client->swapped = TRUE;
 	SwapConnClientPrefix(prefix);
@@ -3595,6 +3597,10 @@ ProcInitialConnection(ClientPtr client)
     {
 	swaps(&stuff->length);
     }
+    if (order == 'r' || order == 'R')
+    {
+	client->local = FALSE;
+    }
     ResetCurrentRequest(client);
     return Success;
 }
diff --git a/os/connection.c b/os/connection.c
index 575cfb80f..f25106bd7 100644
--- a/os/connection.c
+++ b/os/connection.c
@@ -880,7 +880,7 @@ ErrorConnMax(XtransConnInfo trans_conn)
     xConnSetupPrefix csp;
     char pad[3];
     struct iovec iov[3];
-    char byteOrder = 0;
+    char order = 0;
     int whichbyte = 1;
     struct timeval waittime;
     fd_set mask;
@@ -893,16 +893,16 @@ ErrorConnMax(XtransConnInfo trans_conn)
     FD_SET(fd, &mask);
     (void)Select(fd + 1, &mask, NULL, NULL, &waittime);
     /* try to read the byte-order of the connection */
-    (void)_XSERVTransRead(trans_conn, &byteOrder, 1);
-    if ((byteOrder == 'l') || (byteOrder == 'B'))
+    (void)_XSERVTransRead(trans_conn, &order, 1);
+    if (order == 'l' || order == 'B' || order == 'r' || order == 'R')
     {
 	csp.success = xFalse;
 	csp.lengthReason = sizeof(NOROOM) - 1;
 	csp.length = (sizeof(NOROOM) + 2) >> 2;
 	csp.majorVersion = X_PROTOCOL;
 	csp.minorVersion = X_PROTOCOL_REVISION;
-	if (((*(char *) &whichbyte) && (byteOrder == 'B')) ||
-	    (!(*(char *) &whichbyte) && (byteOrder == 'l')))
+	if (((*(char *) &whichbyte) && (order == 'B' || order == 'R')) ||
+	    (!(*(char *) &whichbyte) && (order == 'l' || order == 'r')))
 	{
 	    swaps(&csp.majorVersion);
 	    swaps(&csp.minorVersion);