diff --git a/hw/vga.c b/hw/vga.c
index 5b0c55e..d05f1f9 100644
--- a/hw/vga.c
+++ b/hw/vga.c
@@ -1606,7 +1606,29 @@ void vga_dirty_log_start(VGACommonState *s)
         kvm_log_start(VBE_DISPI_LFB_PHYSICAL_ADDRESS, s->vram_size);
     }
 #endif
+}
+
+void vga_dirty_log_stop(VGACommonState *s)
+{
+    if (kvm_enabled() && s->map_addr)
+	kvm_log_stop(s->map_addr, s->map_end - s->map_addr);
+
+    if (kvm_enabled() && s->lfb_vram_mapped) {
+	kvm_log_stop(isa_mem_base + 0xa0000, 0x80000);
+	kvm_log_stop(isa_mem_base + 0xa8000, 0x80000);
+    }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_BOCHS_VBE
+    if (kvm_enabled() && s->vbe_mapped) {
+	kvm_log_stop(VBE_DISPI_LFB_PHYSICAL_ADDRESS, s->vram_size);
+    }
+#endif
+}
+
+void vga_dirty_log_restart(VGACommonState *s)
+{
+    vga_dirty_log_stop(s);
+    vga_dirty_log_start(s);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/hw/vga_int.h b/hw/vga_int.h
index b5302c1..23a42ef 100644
--- a/hw/vga_int.h
+++ b/hw/vga_int.h
@@ -194,6 +194,8 @@ void vga_init(VGACommonState *s);
 void vga_common_reset(VGACommonState *s);
 
 void vga_dirty_log_start(VGACommonState *s);
+void vga_dirty_log_stop(VGACommonState *s);
+void vga_dirty_log_restart(VGACommonState *s);
 
 extern const VMStateDescription vmstate_vga_common;
 uint32_t vga_ioport_read(void *opaque, uint32_t addr);
diff --git a/hw/vmware_vga.c b/hw/vmware_vga.c
index ae91327..e3d5706 100644
--- a/hw/vmware_vga.c
+++ b/hw/vmware_vga.c
@@ -771,8 +771,12 @@ static void vmsvga_value_write(void *opaque, uint32_t address, uint32_t value)
         s->height = -1;
         s->invalidated = 1;
         s->vga.invalidate(&s->vga);
-        if (s->enable)
-            s->fb_size = ((s->depth + 7) >> 3) * s->new_width * s->new_height;
+        if (s->enable) {
+	  s->fb_size = ((s->depth + 7) >> 3) * s->new_width * s->new_height;
+	  vga_dirty_log_stop(&s->vga);
+	} else {
+	  vga_dirty_log_start(&s->vga);
+	}
         break;
 
     case SVGA_REG_WIDTH:
@@ -948,6 +952,8 @@ static void vmsvga_reset(struct vmsvga_state_s *s)
         break;
     }
     s->syncing = 0;
+
+    vga_dirty_log_start(&s->vga);
 }
 
 static void vmsvga_invalidate_display(void *opaque)
@@ -1119,7 +1125,6 @@ static void vmsvga_init(struct vmsvga_state_s *s, int vga_ram_size)
                                      vmsvga_screen_dump,
                                      vmsvga_text_update, s);
 
-    vmsvga_reset(s);
 
     s->fifo_size = SVGA_FIFO_SIZE;
     s->fifo_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(s->fifo_size);
@@ -1130,7 +1135,10 @@ static void vmsvga_init(struct vmsvga_state_s *s, int vga_ram_size)
     vmstate_register(0, &vmstate_vga_common, &s->vga);
 
     vga_init_vbe(&s->vga);
+
     rom_add_vga(VGABIOS_FILENAME);
+
+    vmsvga_reset(s);
 }
 
 static void pci_vmsvga_map_ioport(PCIDevice *pci_dev, int region_num,
@@ -1172,7 +1180,7 @@ static void pci_vmsvga_map_mem(PCIDevice *pci_dev, int region_num,
 
     s->vga.map_addr = addr;
     s->vga.map_end = addr + s->vga.vram_size;
-    vga_dirty_log_start(&s->vga);
+    vga_dirty_log_restart(&s->vga);
 }
 
 static void pci_vmsvga_map_fifo(PCIDevice *pci_dev, int region_num,