diff --git a/hw/kdrive/fbdev/fbinit.c b/hw/kdrive/fbdev/fbinit.c
index fc13087ad9..0f7e1e510c 100644
--- a/hw/kdrive/fbdev/fbinit.c
+++ b/hw/kdrive/fbdev/fbinit.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ void
 InitInput(int argc, char **argv)
 {
     KdOsAddInputDrivers();
-    KdInitInput();
+    kdInitInputPre();
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/hw/kdrive/src/kdrive.h b/hw/kdrive/src/kdrive.h
index 4d7fe7579d..8a7c476ef6 100644
--- a/hw/kdrive/src/kdrive.h
+++ b/hw/kdrive/src/kdrive.h
@@ -472,6 +472,8 @@ void
 /* kinput.c */
 void
  KdInitInput(void);
+ void
+ kdInitInputPre(void);
 void
  KdCloseInput(void);
 
diff --git a/hw/kdrive/src/kinput.c b/hw/kdrive/src/kinput.c
index 30fd28bb78..288a1ed82d 100644
--- a/hw/kdrive/src/kinput.c
+++ b/hw/kdrive/src/kinput.c
@@ -1386,6 +1386,23 @@ KdPointerInfo *KdParsePointer(const char *arg)
     return pi;
 }
 
+void
+kdInitInputPre(void)
+{
+    #ifdef KDRIVE_KBD
+    if (!kdConfigKeyboards) {
+        KdAddConfigKeyboard("keyboard");
+    }
+    #endif
+
+    #ifdef KDRIVE_MOUSE
+    if (!kdConfigPointers) {
+        KdAddConfigPointer("mouse");
+    }
+    #endif
+    KdInitInput();
+}
+
 void
 KdInitInput(void)
 {
@@ -1402,18 +1419,6 @@ KdInitInput(void)
 
     kdInputEnabled = TRUE;
 
-#ifdef KDRIVE_KBD
-    if (!kdConfigKeyboards) {
-        KdAddConfigKeyboard("keyboard");
-    }
-#endif
-
-#ifdef KDRIVE_MOUSE
-    if (!kdConfigPointers) {
-        KdAddConfigPointer("mouse");
-    }
-#endif
-
     for (dev = kdConfigPointers; dev; dev = dev->next) {
         pi = KdParsePointer(dev->line);
         if (!pi)