diff --git a/src/radeon_driver.c b/src/radeon_driver.c
index 4b5008e..73c8998 100644
--- a/src/radeon_driver.c
+++ b/src/radeon_driver.c
@@ -5603,10 +5603,10 @@ Bool RADEONEnterVT(int scrnIndex, int flags)
        }
 
        /* get the DRI back into shape after resume */
-       RADEONDRISetVBlankInterrupt (pScrn, TRUE);
        RADEONDRIResume(pScrn->pScreen);
        RADEONAdjustMemMapRegisters(pScrn, &info->ModeReg);
 
+       RADEONDRISetVBlankInterrupt (pScrn, FALSE);
     }
 #endif
     /* this will get XVideo going again, but only if XVideo was initialised