--- hw/xfree86/os-support/bsd/bsd_init.c.orig	2012-07-23 15:15:19.000000000 -0500
+++ hw/xfree86/os-support/bsd/bsd_init.c	2012-07-23 15:18:36.000000000 -0500
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 
 static Bool KeepTty = FALSE;
+static Bool VTSwitch = TRUE;
 static int devConsoleFd = -1;
 #if defined (SYSCONS_SUPPORT) || defined (PCVT_SUPPORT)
 static int VTnum = -1;
@@ -684,7 +685,7 @@
 	                   strerror(errno));
         }
 #endif
-	if (initialVT != -1)
+	if ((initialVT != -1) && VTSwitch)
 		ioctl(xf86Info.consoleFd, VT_ACTIVATE, initialVT);
         break;
 #endif /* SYSCONS_SUPPORT || PCVT_SUPPORT */
@@ -727,6 +728,11 @@
 		return(1);
 	}
 #if defined (SYSCONS_SUPPORT) || defined (PCVT_SUPPORT)
+	if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-novtswitch"))
+	{
+		VTSwitch = FALSE;
+		return 1;
+	}
 	if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-sharevts"))
 	{	
 		ShareVTs = TRUE;