diff --git a/driver/xf86-video-radeonold/src/radeon_driver.c b/driver/xf86-video-radeonold/src/radeon_driver.c
index 6f186af23..bf3e64dd5 100644
--- a/driver/xf86-video-radeonold/src/radeon_driver.c
+++ b/driver/xf86-video-radeonold/src/radeon_driver.c
@@ -2943,8 +2943,10 @@ Bool RADEONPreInit(ScrnInfoPtr pScrn, int flags)
     } else
            xf86DrvMsg(pScrn->scrnIndex, X_INFO, "VGAAccess option set to FALSE,"
                       " VGA module load skipped\n");
-    if (info->VGAAccess)
+    if (info->VGAAccess) {
+        vgaHWSetStdFuncs(VGAHWPTR(pScrn));
         vgaHWGetIOBase(VGAHWPTR(pScrn));
+    }
 #endif