diff --git a/drivers/video/fbmem.c b/drivers/video/fbmem.c
index a85c818be9453ecbdf11310b8a77f41435652000..750c71f141f4d4298c59926c4b4330689f9dfb64 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbmem.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbmem.c
@@ -1789,7 +1789,7 @@ static int __init video_setup(char *options)
  		global = 1;
  	}
 
- 	if (!global && !strstr(options, "fb:")) {
+ 	if (!global && !strchr(options, ':')) {
  		fb_mode_option = options;
  		global = 1;
  	}