diff --git a/clutter/cally/cally-util.c b/clutter/cally/cally-util.c
index fdef2951d..ce37869d8 100644
--- a/clutter/cally/cally-util.c
+++ b/clutter/cally/cally-util.c
@@ -438,3 +438,15 @@ cally_util_stage_removed_cb (ClutterStageManager *stage_manager,
 
   g_signal_handlers_disconnect_by_func (stage, cally_key_snooper_cb, NULL);
 }
+
+void
+_cally_util_override_atk_util (void)
+{
+  AtkUtilClass *atk_class = ATK_UTIL_CLASS (g_type_class_ref (ATK_TYPE_UTIL));
+
+  atk_class->add_key_event_listener = cally_util_add_key_event_listener;
+  atk_class->remove_key_event_listener = cally_util_remove_key_event_listener;
+  atk_class->get_root = cally_util_get_root;
+  atk_class->get_toolkit_name = cally_util_get_toolkit_name;
+  atk_class->get_toolkit_version = cally_util_get_toolkit_version;
+}
diff --git a/clutter/cally/cally-util.h b/clutter/cally/cally-util.h
index 382e23a7f..76f36be7e 100644
--- a/clutter/cally/cally-util.h
+++ b/clutter/cally/cally-util.h
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ struct _CallyUtilClass
 CLUTTER_AVAILABLE_IN_1_4
 GType cally_util_get_type (void) G_GNUC_CONST;
 
+void _cally_util_override_atk_util (void);
+
 G_END_DECLS
 
 #endif /* __CALLY_UTIL_H__ */
diff --git a/clutter/cally/cally.c b/clutter/cally/cally.c
index 2edcdf82b..4f23d20a4 100644
--- a/clutter/cally/cally.c
+++ b/clutter/cally/cally.c
@@ -53,8 +53,6 @@
 #include "clutter-debug.h"
 #include "clutter-private.h"
 
-static int cally_initialized = FALSE;
-
 /* factories initialization*/
 CALLY_ACCESSIBLE_FACTORY (CALLY_TYPE_ACTOR, cally_actor, cally_actor_new)
 CALLY_ACCESSIBLE_FACTORY (CALLY_TYPE_GROUP, cally_group, cally_group_new)
@@ -77,11 +75,6 @@ CALLY_ACCESSIBLE_FACTORY (CALLY_TYPE_CLONE, cally_clone, cally_clone_new)
 gboolean
 cally_accessibility_init (void)
 {
-  if (cally_initialized)
-    return TRUE;
-
-  cally_initialized = TRUE;
-
   /* setting the factories */
   CALLY_ACTOR_SET_FACTORY (CLUTTER_TYPE_ACTOR, cally_actor);
   CALLY_ACTOR_SET_FACTORY (CLUTTER_TYPE_GROUP, cally_group);
@@ -92,11 +85,11 @@ cally_accessibility_init (void)
   CALLY_ACTOR_SET_FACTORY (CLUTTER_TYPE_CLONE, cally_clone);
 
   /* Initialize the CallyUtility class */
-  g_type_class_unref (g_type_class_ref (CALLY_TYPE_UTIL));
+  _cally_util_override_atk_util ();
 
   CLUTTER_NOTE (MISC, "Clutter Accessibility initialized");
 
-  return cally_initialized;
+  return TRUE;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -111,5 +104,5 @@ cally_accessibility_init (void)
  */
 gboolean cally_get_cally_initialized (void)
 {
-  return cally_initialized;
+  return !g_strcmp0 (atk_get_toolkit_name (), "clutter");
 }