diff --git a/bin/vlc.c b/bin/vlc.c
index 4134ee5bb0..4fa4acb589 100644
--- a/bin/vlc.c
+++ b/bin/vlc.c
@@ -235,9 +235,6 @@ int main(int argc, const char *argv[])
     libvlc_set_app_id (vlc, "org.VideoLAN.VLC", PACKAGE_VERSION, PACKAGE_NAME);
     libvlc_set_user_agent (vlc, "VLC media player", "VLC/"PACKAGE_VERSION);
 
-#if !defined (__OS2__)
-    libvlc_add_intf (vlc, "globalhotkeys,none");
-#endif
     if (libvlc_add_intf (vlc, NULL))
     {
         fprintf(stderr, "%s: cannot start any interface. Exiting.\n", argv[0]);
diff --git a/modules/control/globalhotkeys/xcb.c b/modules/control/globalhotkeys/xcb.c
index 32b2d312c6..fa10b308c0 100644
--- a/modules/control/globalhotkeys/xcb.c
+++ b/modules/control/globalhotkeys/xcb.c
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@
 static int Open( vlc_object_t *p_this );
 static void Close( vlc_object_t *p_this );
 
+static void AutoRun(libvlc_int_t *libvlc)
+{
+    intf_Create(libvlc, MODULE_STRING);
+}
+
 /*****************************************************************************
  * Module descriptor
  *****************************************************************************/
@@ -54,6 +59,10 @@ vlc_module_begin()
     set_capability( "interface", 0 )
     set_callbacks( Open, Close )
     add_shortcut( "globalhotkeys" )
+
+    add_submodule()
+    set_capability("autorun", 10)
+    set_callback(AutoRun)
 vlc_module_end()
 
 typedef struct