diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/framebuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/framebuffer.c
index 2eaf1b31c7bd..ef60bb197195 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/framebuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/framebuffer.c
@@ -533,6 +533,7 @@ static int psbfb_probe(struct drm_fb_helper *helper,
 		container_of(helper, struct psb_fbdev, psb_fb_helper);
 	struct drm_device *dev = psb_fbdev->psb_fb_helper.dev;
 	struct drm_psb_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
+	unsigned int fb_size;
 	int bytespp;
 
 	bytespp = sizes->surface_bpp / 8;
@@ -542,8 +543,11 @@ static int psbfb_probe(struct drm_fb_helper *helper,
 	/* If the mode will not fit in 32bit then switch to 16bit to get
 	   a console on full resolution. The X mode setting server will
 	   allocate its own 32bit GEM framebuffer */
-	if (ALIGN(sizes->fb_width * bytespp, 64) * sizes->fb_height >
-	                dev_priv->vram_stolen_size) {
+	fb_size = ALIGN(sizes->surface_width * bytespp, 64) *
+		  sizes->surface_height;
+	fb_size = ALIGN(fb_size, PAGE_SIZE);
+
+	if (fb_size > dev_priv->vram_stolen_size) {
                 sizes->surface_bpp = 16;
                 sizes->surface_depth = 16;
         }