diff --git a/tools/python/xen/xend/XendConfig.py b/tools/python/xen/xend/XendConfig.py
index 7bb6255aff..3950cca715 100644
--- a/tools/python/xen/xend/XendConfig.py
+++ b/tools/python/xen/xend/XendConfig.py
@@ -1410,6 +1410,21 @@ class XendConfig(dict):
                 if dev_uuid not in target['console_refs']:
                     target['console_refs'].append(dev_uuid)
 
+		# Cope with old-format save files which say under vfb
+		# (type vfb) rather than (vfb 1)
+		try:
+		    vfb_type = dev_info['type']
+		except KeyError:
+		    vfb_type = None
+		log.debug("iwj dev_type=%s vfb type %s" %
+			(dev_type, `vfb_type`))
+
+		if vfb_type == 'vnc' or vfb_type == 'sdl':
+		    dev_info[vfb_type] = 1
+		    del dev_info['type']
+		    log.debug("iwj dev_type=%s vfb setting dev_info['%s']" %
+				(dev_type, vfb_type))
+                
             elif dev_type == 'console':
                 if 'console_refs' not in target:
                     target['console_refs'] = []
diff --git a/tools/python/xen/xend/server/vfbif.py b/tools/python/xen/xend/server/vfbif.py
index 6f049d3c13..d1e99efb1b 100644
--- a/tools/python/xen/xend/server/vfbif.py
+++ b/tools/python/xen/xend/server/vfbif.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import xen.xend
 import os
 
 CONFIG_ENTRIES = ['type', 'vncdisplay', 'vnclisten', 'vncpasswd', 'vncunused',
-                  'videoram', 'display', 'xauthority', 'keymap',
+                  'videoram', 'display', 'xauthority', 'keymap', 'vnc', 'sdl',
                   'uuid', 'location', 'protocol', 'opengl']
 
 class VfbifController(DevController):