diff --git a/hw/kdrive/neomagic/backend.c b/hw/kdrive/neomagic/backend.c
index 3fb502d71..dd360a80b 100644
--- a/hw/kdrive/neomagic/backend.c
+++ b/hw/kdrive/neomagic/backend.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ backendInitialize(KdCardInfo *card, BackendCard *backend)
 #ifdef KDRIVEFBDEV
     if (!success && fbdevInitialize(card, &backend->priv.fbdev)) {
         success = TRUE;
+        ErrorF("Using fbdev backend\n");
         backend->type = FBDEV;
         backend->cardfini = fbdevCardFini;
         backend->scrfini = fbdevScreenFini;
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ backendInitialize(KdCardInfo *card, BackendCard *backend)
 #ifdef KDRIVEVESA
     if (!success && vesaInitialize(card, &backend->priv.vesa)) {
         success = TRUE;
+        ErrorF("Using vesa backend\n");
         backend->type = VESA;
         backend->cardfini = vesaCardFini;
         backend->scrfini = vesaScreenFini;
diff --git a/hw/kdrive/neomagic/neomagic.c b/hw/kdrive/neomagic/neomagic.c
index b4c08f0c7..11da76932 100644
--- a/hw/kdrive/neomagic/neomagic.c
+++ b/hw/kdrive/neomagic/neomagic.c
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ neoScreenInit(KdScreenInfo *screen)
         return FALSE;
     }
 
+    screen->driver = neos;
+
     if(!backendScreenInitialize(screen, &neos->backendScreen, &neoc->backendCard)) {
         xfree(neos);
         return FALSE;
@@ -136,8 +138,6 @@ neoScreenInit(KdScreenInfo *screen)
         neos->off_screen_size = 0;
     }
 
-    screen->driver = neos;
-
     LEAVE();
     return TRUE;
 }
@@ -149,8 +149,8 @@ neoInitScreen(ScreenPtr pScreen)
     KdScreenPriv(pScreen);
     neoCardInfo(pScreenPriv);
     
-    return neoc->backendCard.initScreen(pScreen);
     LEAVE();
+    return neoc->backendCard.initScreen(pScreen);
 }
 
 static Bool