diff --git a/scd/ccid-driver.c b/scd/ccid-driver.c
index ad1e16a12..7319ada41 100644
--- a/scd/ccid-driver.c
+++ b/scd/ccid-driver.c
@@ -1779,6 +1779,20 @@ ccid_open_usb_reader (const char *spec_reader_name,
 #ifdef USE_NPTH
   npth_unprotect ();
 #endif
+  if (!(opt.compat_flags & COMPAT_CCID_NO_AUTO_DETACH))
+    {
+      rc = libusb_set_auto_detach_kernel_driver (idev, 1);
+      if (rc)
+        {
+#ifdef USE_NPTH
+          npth_protect ();
+#endif
+          DEBUGOUT_1 ("note: set_auto_detach_kernel_driver failed: %d\n", rc);
+#ifdef USE_NPTH
+          npth_unprotect ();
+#endif
+        }
+    }
   rc = libusb_claim_interface (idev, ifc_no);
   if (rc)
     {
diff --git a/scd/scdaemon.c b/scd/scdaemon.c
index ed7fdc03a..1a8705b18 100644
--- a/scd/scdaemon.c
+++ b/scd/scdaemon.c
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ enum cmd_and_opt_values
   oDisableApplication,
   oApplicationPriority,
   oEnablePinpadVarlen,
+  oCompatibilityFlags,
   oListenBacklog
 };
 
@@ -172,6 +173,7 @@ static gpgrt_opt_t opts[] = {
   ARGPARSE_s_s (oDisableApplication, "disable-application", "@"),
   ARGPARSE_s_s (oApplicationPriority, "application-priority",
                 N_("|LIST|change the application priority to LIST")),
+  ARGPARSE_s_s (oCompatibilityFlags, "compatibility-flags", "@"),
   ARGPARSE_s_i (oListenBacklog, "listen-backlog", "@"),
 
 
@@ -204,6 +206,14 @@ static struct debug_flags_s debug_flags [] =
   };
 
 
+/* The list of compatibility flags.  */
+static struct compatibility_flags_s compatibility_flags [] =
+  {
+    { COMPAT_CCID_NO_AUTO_DETACH, "ccid-no-auto-detach" },
+    { 0, NULL }
+  };
+
+
 /* The card driver we use by default for PC/SC.  */
 #if defined(HAVE_W32_SYSTEM) || defined(__CYGWIN__)
 #define DEFAULT_PCSC_DRIVER "winscard.dll"
@@ -632,6 +642,15 @@ main (int argc, char **argv )
 
         case oEnablePinpadVarlen: opt.enable_pinpad_varlen = 1; break;
 
+        case oCompatibilityFlags:
+          if (parse_compatibility_flags (pargs.r.ret_str, &opt.compat_flags,
+                                         compatibility_flags))
+            {
+              pargs.r_opt = ARGPARSE_INVALID_ARG;
+              pargs.err = ARGPARSE_PRINT_WARNING;
+            }
+          break;
+
         case oListenBacklog:
           listen_backlog = pargs.r.ret_int;
           break;
diff --git a/scd/scdaemon.h b/scd/scdaemon.h
index 7b82d1b21..16873c54b 100644
--- a/scd/scdaemon.h
+++ b/scd/scdaemon.h
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ struct
                                        want to use. */
   unsigned long card_timeout; /* Disconnect after N seconds of inactivity.  */
   int debug_allow_pin_logging; /* Allow PINs in debug output.  */
+
+  /* Compatibility flags (COMPAT_FLAG_xxxx).  */
+  unsigned int compat_flags;
 } opt;
 
 
@@ -92,6 +95,11 @@ struct
 #define DBG_CARD_IO (opt.debug & DBG_CARD_IO_VALUE)
 #define DBG_READER  (opt.debug & DBG_READER_VALUE)
 
+
+#define COMPAT_CCID_NO_AUTO_DETACH 1
+
+
+
 struct server_local_s;
 struct card_ctx_s;
 struct app_ctx_s;