Index: kcontrol/access/kaccess.cpp
===================================================================
--- kcontrol/access/kaccess.cpp.orig
+++ kcontrol/access/kaccess.cpp
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ void KAccessApp::readSettings()
   xkb->ctrls->debounce_delay = config->readNumEntry("BounceKeysDelay", 500);
 
   // gestures for enabling the other features
-  _gestures = config->readBoolEntry("Gestures", true);
+  _gestures = config->readBoolEntry("Gestures", ::access("/opt/kde3/bin/kmag", X_OK) == 0);
   if (_gestures)
       xkb->ctrls->enabled_ctrls |= XkbAccessXKeysMask;
   else
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ void KAccessApp::readSettings()
   else
      xkb->ctrls->ax_options &= ~(XkbAX_FeatureFBMask | XkbAX_SlowWarnFBMask);
 
-  _gestureConfirmation = config->readBoolEntry("GestureConfirmation", true);
+  _gestureConfirmation = config->readBoolEntry("GestureConfirmation", ::access("/opt/kde3/bin/kmag", X_OK) == 0);
 
   _kNotifyModifiers = config->readBoolEntry("kNotifyModifiers", false);
   _kNotifyAccessX = config->readBoolEntry("kNotifyAccessX", false);
Index: kcontrol/access/kcmaccess.cpp
===================================================================
--- kcontrol/access/kcmaccess.cpp.orig
+++ kcontrol/access/kcmaccess.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
 #include <math.h>
 
 #include <dcopref.h>
@@ -686,12 +687,14 @@ void KAccessConfig::load( bool useDefaul
   bounceKeysDelay->setValue(config->readNumEntry("BounceKeysDelay", 500));
   bounceKeysRejectBeep->setChecked(config->readBoolEntry("BounceKeysRejectBeep", true));
 
-  gestures->setChecked(config->readBoolEntry("Gestures", true));
+  gestures->setChecked(config->readBoolEntry("Gestures",
+              ::access("/opt/kde3/bin/kmag", X_OK) == 0));
   timeout->setChecked(config->readBoolEntry("AccessXTimeout", false));
   timeoutDelay->setValue(config->readNumEntry("AccessXTimeoutDelay", 30));
 
   accessxBeep->setChecked(config->readBoolEntry("AccessXBeep", true));
-  gestureConfirmation->setChecked(config->readBoolEntry("GestureConfirmation", false));
+  gestureConfirmation->setChecked(config->readBoolEntry("GestureConfirmation",
+              ::access("/opt/kde3/bin/kmag", X_OK) == 0));
   kNotifyAccessX->setChecked(config->readBoolEntry("kNotifyAccessX", false));
 
   delete config;