diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/ps3fb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/ps3fb.c
index 64d291d6b153..de81ad3a5d1e 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/ps3fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/ps3fb.c
@@ -1145,7 +1145,7 @@ static int ps3fb_probe(struct ps3_system_bus_device *dev)
 	info->fix.smem_len = ps3fb_videomemory.size - GPU_FB_START;
 
 	info->pseudo_palette = par->pseudo_palette;
-	info->flags = FBINFO_READS_FAST |
+	info->flags = FBINFO_VIRTFB | FBINFO_READS_FAST |
 		      FBINFO_HWACCEL_XPAN | FBINFO_HWACCEL_YPAN;
 
 	retval = fb_alloc_cmap(&info->cmap, 256, 0);