diff --git a/Documentation/fb/fbcon.rst b/Documentation/fb/fbcon.rst
index a7b487cba307..71cade19d92c 100644
--- a/Documentation/fb/fbcon.rst
+++ b/Documentation/fb/fbcon.rst
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ C. Boot options
 1. fbcon=font:<name>
 
 	Select the initial font to use. The value 'name' can be any of the
-	compiled-in fonts: 10x18, 6x10, 7x14, Acorn8x8, MINI4x6,
+	compiled-in fonts: 10x18, 6x10, 6x8, 7x14, Acorn8x8, MINI4x6,
 	PEARL8x8, ProFont6x11, SUN12x22, SUN8x16, TER16x32, VGA8x16, VGA8x8.
 
 	Note, not all drivers can handle font with widths not divisible by 8,
diff --git a/lib/fonts/font_6x8.c b/lib/fonts/font_6x8.c
index e06447788418..700039a9ceae 100644
--- a/lib/fonts/font_6x8.c
+++ b/lib/fonts/font_6x8.c
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 
 #define FONTDATAMAX 2048
 
-static const unsigned char fontdata_6x8[FONTDATAMAX] = {
-
+static struct font_data fontdata_6x8 = {
+	{ 0, 0, FONTDATAMAX, 0 }, {
 	/* 0 0x00 '^@' */
 	0x00, /* 000000 */
 	0x00, /* 000000 */
@@ -2564,13 +2564,13 @@ static const unsigned char fontdata_6x8[FONTDATAMAX] = {
 	0x00, /* 000000 */
 	0x00, /* 000000 */
 	0x00, /* 000000 */
-};
+} };
 
 const struct font_desc font_6x8 = {
 	.idx	= FONT6x8_IDX,
 	.name	= "6x8",
 	.width	= 6,
 	.height	= 8,
-	.data	= fontdata_6x8,
+	.data	= fontdata_6x8.data,
 	.pref	= 0,
 };