diff --git a/drivers/auxdisplay/cfag12864bfb.c b/drivers/auxdisplay/cfag12864bfb.c
index 729845bcc803..c0ba693845aa 100644
--- a/drivers/auxdisplay/cfag12864bfb.c
+++ b/drivers/auxdisplay/cfag12864bfb.c
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ static int cfag12864bfb_probe(struct platform_device *device)
 	if (!info)
 		goto none;
 
+	info->flags = FBINFO_VIRTFB;
 	info->screen_buffer = cfag12864b_buffer;
 	info->screen_size = CFAG12864B_SIZE;
 	info->fbops = &cfag12864bfb_ops;