diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_fbdev.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_fbdev.c
index b8e4cdec28c363c7e5c10881be4ea61461023ace..24f92bea39c7d731365be1464b5b551f3a278f49 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_fbdev.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_fbdev.c
@@ -112,11 +112,8 @@ static int omap_fbdev_create(struct drm_fb_helper *helper,
 	dma_addr_t paddr;
 	int ret;
 
-	/* only doing ARGB32 since this is what is needed to alpha-blend
-	 * with video overlays:
-	 */
 	sizes->surface_bpp = 32;
-	sizes->surface_depth = 32;
+	sizes->surface_depth = 24;
 
 	DBG("create fbdev: %dx%d@%d (%dx%d)", sizes->surface_width,
 			sizes->surface_height, sizes->surface_bpp,