diff --git a/kxkb/kcmlayout.cpp b/kxkb/kcmlayout.cpp
index f9fbf3c59..a2f0889f1 100644
--- a/kxkb/kcmlayout.cpp
+++ b/kxkb/kcmlayout.cpp
@@ -718,20 +718,23 @@ TQWidget* LayoutConfig::makeOptionsTab()
     if (pos >= 0)
     {
       OptionListItem *parent = m_optionGroups[key.left(pos)];
-      if (parent == NULL )
-        parent = m_optionGroups["misc"];
-      if (parent != NULL) {
-      // workaroung for mistake in rules file for xkb options in XFree 4.2.0
-        TQString text(it.current());
-        text = text.replace( "Cap$", "Caps." );
-        if ( parent->type() == TQCheckListItem::CheckBoxController
-             || key.startsWith("grp:"))
-            new OptionListItem(parent, XkbRules::trOpt(text),
-                TQCheckListItem::CheckBox, key);
-        else
-            new OptionListItem(parent, XkbRules::trOpt(text),
-                TQCheckListItem::RadioButton, key);
+      if (parent == NULL ) { // All unparanted options go into "custom" group
+        parent = m_optionGroups["custom"];
+        if (parent == NULL ) {
+          parent = new OptionListItem(listView, XkbRules::trOpt( I18N_NOOP("Miscellaneous options") ),
+              TQCheckListItem::CheckBoxController, "custom");
+        }
       }
+      // workaroung for mistake in rules file for xkb options in XFree 4.2.0
+      TQString text(it.current());
+      text = text.replace( "Cap$", "Caps." );
+      if ( parent->type() == TQCheckListItem::CheckBoxController
+           || key.startsWith("grp:"))
+          new OptionListItem(parent, XkbRules::trOpt(text),
+              TQCheckListItem::CheckBox, key);
+      else
+          new OptionListItem(parent, XkbRules::trOpt(text),
+              TQCheckListItem::RadioButton, key);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/kxkb/x11helper.cpp b/kxkb/x11helper.cpp
index 90e29d9e2..c4c051c91 100644
--- a/kxkb/x11helper.cpp
+++ b/kxkb/x11helper.cpp
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ X11Helper::loadRules(const TQString& file, bool layoutsOnly) {
                     }
                     // Items from these 'meta' groups fall into other groups
                     // Admittedly not the best way to handle this
-                    if (optName == "currencysign" || optName == "compat") break;
+                    if (optName == "currencysign" || optName == "compat") continue;
 
                     // HACK this should be called "compose" or else the code breaks
                     if (optName == "Compose key") optName = "compose";
@@ -220,20 +220,6 @@ X11Helper::loadRules(const TQString& file, bool layoutsOnly) {
       }
   }
 
-
-  for(TQDictIterator<char> it(rulesInfo->options) ; it.current() != NULL; ++it ) {
-      // Add missing option groups
-      TQString option(it.currentKey());
-      int columnPos = option.find(":");
-
-      if( columnPos != -1 ) {
-          TQString group = option.mid(0, columnPos);
-          if( rulesInfo->options.find(group) == NULL ) {
-              rulesInfo->options.replace(group, group.latin1());
-              kdDebug() << "Added missing option group: " << group << endl;
-          }
-      }
-  }
 //   // workaround for empty misc options group description in XFree86 4.4.0
 //   if( rulesInfo->options.find("numpad:microsoft") && !rulesInfo->options.find("misc") ) {
 //     rulesInfo->options.replace("misc", "Miscellaneous compatibility options" );