diff --git a/libweston/launcher-logind.c b/libweston/launcher-logind.c
index 580bb226..993d8e1a 100644
--- a/libweston/launcher-logind.c
+++ b/libweston/launcher-logind.c
@@ -860,6 +860,9 @@ static int
 launcher_logind_get_vt(struct weston_launcher *launcher)
 {
 	struct launcher_logind *wl = wl_container_of(launcher, wl, base);
+	if (wl->vtnr <= 0) {
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
 	return wl->vtnr;
 }
 
diff --git a/libweston/launcher-util.c b/libweston/launcher-util.c
index 058b6ac0..b2219b68 100644
--- a/libweston/launcher-util.c
+++ b/libweston/launcher-util.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include "launcher-util.h"
 #include "launcher-impl.h"
 
+#include <errno.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <linux/input.h>
@@ -107,10 +108,12 @@ switch_vt_binding(struct weston_keyboard *keyboard,
 WL_EXPORT void
 weston_setup_vt_switch_bindings(struct weston_compositor *compositor)
 {
+	int ret;
 	uint32_t key;
 	struct weston_launcher *launcher = compositor->launcher;
 
-	if (launcher->iface->get_vt(launcher) <= 0)
+	ret = launcher->iface->get_vt(launcher);
+	if (ret < 0 && ret != -ENOSYS)
 		return;
 
 	if (compositor->vt_switching == false)