diff --git a/dix/main.c b/dix/main.c
index 03e0013e8..119828bd7 100644
--- a/dix/main.c
+++ b/dix/main.c
@@ -388,9 +388,9 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[], char *envp[])
 	    FatalError("failed to initialize core devices");
 
 	InitFonts();
-	if (loadableFonts) {
-	    SetFontPath(0, 0, (unsigned char *)defaultFontPath, &error);
-	}
+	if (loadableFonts)
+	    SetFontPath(serverClient, 0, (unsigned char *)defaultFontPath,
+			&error);
         else {
 	    if (SetDefaultFontPath(defaultFontPath) != Success)
 		ErrorF("failed to set default font path '%s'",
diff --git a/hw/dmx/dmxfont.c b/hw/dmx/dmxfont.c
index e5f86350a..b70f7d2df 100644
--- a/hw/dmx/dmxfont.c
+++ b/hw/dmx/dmxfont.c
@@ -361,7 +361,8 @@ Bool dmxBELoadFont(ScreenPtr pScreen, FontPtr pFont)
 		}
 	    }
 
-	    if (SetFontPath(NULL, newnpaths, (unsigned char *)newfp, &error)) {
+	    if (SetFontPath(serverClient, newnpaths, (unsigned char *)newfp,
+			    &error)) {
 		/* Note that this should never happen since all of the
 		 * FPEs were previously valid. */
 		dmxLog(dmxError, "Cannot reset the default font path.\n");