diff --git a/bin/vlc.c b/bin/vlc.c
index 9bc0dad66b..198f28fd31 100644
--- a/bin/vlc.c
+++ b/bin/vlc.c
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ int main( int i_argc, const char *ppsz_argv[] )
     libvlc_set_exit_handler (vlc, vlc_kill, &self);
     libvlc_set_user_agent (vlc, "VLC media player", "VLC/"PACKAGE_VERSION);
 
+    libvlc_add_intf (vlc, "hotkeys,none");
 #if !defined (HAVE_MAEMO) && !defined __APPLE__ && !defined (__OS2__)
     libvlc_add_intf (vlc, "globalhotkeys,none");
 #endif
diff --git a/bin/winvlc.c b/bin/winvlc.c
index 1f0af41ed2..b1631e1f9e 100644
--- a/bin/winvlc.c
+++ b/bin/winvlc.c
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ int WINAPI WinMain( HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance,
     if (vlc != NULL)
     {
         libvlc_set_user_agent (vlc, "VLC media player", "VLC/"PACKAGE_VERSION);
+        libvlc_add_intf (vlc, "hotkeys,none");
         libvlc_add_intf (vlc, "globalhotkeys,none");
         libvlc_add_intf (vlc, NULL);
         libvlc_playlist_play (vlc, -1, 0, NULL);
diff --git a/src/libvlc.c b/src/libvlc.c
index 9936c03b9d..58568432fe 100644
--- a/src/libvlc.c
+++ b/src/libvlc.c
@@ -525,11 +525,6 @@ dbus_out:
     free( psz_modules );
     free( psz_control );
 
-    /*
-     * Always load the hotkeys interface if it exists
-     */
-    intf_Create( p_libvlc, "hotkeys,none" );
-
     if( var_InheritBool( p_libvlc, "file-logging" )
 #ifdef HAVE_SYSLOG_H
         && !var_InheritBool( p_libvlc, "syslog" )