diff --git a/dix/dispatch.c b/dix/dispatch.c
index 0ce10c2f7..2df1a6ea5 100644
--- a/dix/dispatch.c
+++ b/dix/dispatch.c
@@ -3499,14 +3499,16 @@ 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'))
-        return client->noClientException = -1;
-    if (((*(char *) &whichbyte) && (prefix->byteOrder == 'B')) ||
-        (!(*(char *) &whichbyte) && (prefix->byteOrder == 'l'))) {
-        client->swapped = TRUE;
-        SwapConnClientPrefix(prefix);
+    prefix = (xConnClientPrefix *) ((char *)stuff + sz_xReq);
+    order = prefix->byteOrder;
+    if (order != 'l' && order != 'B' && order != 'r' && order != 'R')
+	return client->noClientException = -1;
+    if (((*(char *) &whichbyte) && (order == 'B' || order == 'R')) ||
+	(!(*(char *) &whichbyte) && (order == 'l' || order == 'r'))) {
+	client->swapped = TRUE;
+	SwapConnClientPrefix(prefix);
     }
     stuff->reqType = 2;
     stuff->length += bytes_to_int32(prefix->nbytesAuthProto) +
@@ -3514,6 +3516,9 @@ ProcInitialConnection(ClientPtr client)
     if (client->swapped) {
         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 d27116aed..4561caaa7 100644
--- a/os/connection.c
+++ b/os/connection.c
@@ -894,7 +894,7 @@ ErrorConnMax(XtransConnInfo trans_conn)
     xConnSetupPrefix csp;
     char pad[3] = { 0, 0, 0 };
     struct iovec iov[3];
-    char byteOrder = 0;
+    char order = 0;
     int whichbyte = 1;
     struct timeval waittime;
     fd_set mask;
@@ -907,15 +907,15 @@ 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);
             swaps(&csp.length);