diff --git a/console-tools/kbd_mode.c b/console-tools/kbd_mode.c
index d81c56e92..da31af28d 100644
--- a/console-tools/kbd_mode.c
+++ b/console-tools/kbd_mode.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 //usage:#define kbd_mode_full_usage "\n\n"
 //usage:       "Report or set the keyboard mode\n"
 //usage:     "\n	-a	Default (ASCII)"
-//usage:     "\n	-k	Medium-raw (keyboard)"
+//usage:     "\n	-k	Medium-raw (keycode)"
 //usage:     "\n	-s	Raw (scancode)"
 //usage:     "\n	-u	Unicode (utf-8)"
 //usage:     "\n	-C TTY	Affect TTY instead of /dev/tty"
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ int kbd_mode_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
 	};
 	int fd;
 	unsigned opt;
+//TODO? kbd-2.0.3 without -C tries in sequence:
+//fd#0, /dev/tty, /dev/tty0.
+//Also, it checks KDGKBTYPE before doing KDGKBMODE
+//maybe we can use get_console_fd_or_die()?
 	const char *tty_name = CURRENT_TTY;
 
 	opt = getopt32(argv, "sakuC:", &tty_name);
@@ -62,9 +66,19 @@ int kbd_mode_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
 			mode = "mediumraw (keycode)";
 		else if (m == K_UNICODE)
 			mode = "Unicode (UTF-8)";
+		else if (m == 4 /*K_OFF*/) /* kbd-2.0.3 does not show this mode, says "unknown" */
+			mode = "off";
 		printf("The keyboard is in %s mode\n", mode);
 	} else {
-		/* here we depend on specific bits assigned to options (*) */
+		/* here we depend on specific bits assigned to options (*)
+		 * KDSKBMODE constants have these values:
+		 * #define K_RAW           0x00
+		 * #define K_XLATE         0x01
+		 * #define K_MEDIUMRAW     0x02
+		 * #define K_UNICODE       0x03
+		 * #define K_OFF           0x04
+		 * (looks like "-ak" together would cause the same effect as -u)
+		 */
 		opt = opt & UNICODE ? 3 : opt >> 1;
 		/* double cast prevents warnings about widening conversion */
 		xioctl(fd, KDSKBMODE, (void*)(ptrdiff_t)opt);