diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/cdv_intel_crt.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/cdv_intel_crt.c
index a71a6cd95bdd6e5a522ca58e156d506d12caed6c..1de27c7ccb400115bef4884c579ab2805f610d5a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/cdv_intel_crt.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/cdv_intel_crt.c
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ static void cdv_intel_crt_dpms(struct drm_encoder *encoder, int mode)
 static int cdv_intel_crt_mode_valid(struct drm_connector *connector,
 				struct drm_display_mode *mode)
 {
-	struct drm_psb_private *dev_priv = connector->dev->dev_private;
 	int max_clock = 0;
 	if (mode->flags & DRM_MODE_FLAG_DBLSCAN)
 		return MODE_NO_DBLESCAN;
@@ -84,11 +83,6 @@ static int cdv_intel_crt_mode_valid(struct drm_connector *connector,
 	if (mode->hdisplay > 1680 || mode->vdisplay > 1050)
 		return MODE_PANEL;
 
-	/* We assume worst case scenario of 32 bpp here, since we don't know */
-	if ((ALIGN(mode->hdisplay * 4, 64) * mode->vdisplay) >
-	    dev_priv->vram_stolen_size)
-		return MODE_MEM;
-
 	return MODE_OK;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/cdv_intel_hdmi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/cdv_intel_hdmi.c
index 8d526955500538faf0f76e59f941b6e79fd32a44..88b59d4a7b7fceb11bda72d60b52ad662525e11b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/cdv_intel_hdmi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/cdv_intel_hdmi.c
@@ -242,8 +242,6 @@ static int cdv_hdmi_get_modes(struct drm_connector *connector)
 static int cdv_hdmi_mode_valid(struct drm_connector *connector,
 				 struct drm_display_mode *mode)
 {
-	struct drm_psb_private *dev_priv = connector->dev->dev_private;
-
 	if (mode->clock > 165000)
 		return MODE_CLOCK_HIGH;
 	if (mode->clock < 20000)
@@ -257,11 +255,6 @@ static int cdv_hdmi_mode_valid(struct drm_connector *connector,
 	if (mode->flags & DRM_MODE_FLAG_INTERLACE)
 		return MODE_NO_INTERLACE;
 
-	/* We assume worst case scenario of 32 bpp here, since we don't know */
-	if ((ALIGN(mode->hdisplay * 4, 64) * mode->vdisplay) >
-	    dev_priv->vram_stolen_size)
-		return MODE_MEM;
-
 	return MODE_OK;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/framebuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/framebuffer.c
index 8ea202f1ba504ad159f807ffe23380657aad5a9f..c2cf6bf217dd918fb489247888c2bf80be203bf8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/framebuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/framebuffer.c
@@ -543,9 +543,25 @@ static int psbfb_probe(struct drm_fb_helper *helper,
 				struct drm_fb_helper_surface_size *sizes)
 {
 	struct psb_fbdev *psb_fbdev = (struct psb_fbdev *)helper;
+	struct drm_device *dev = psb_fbdev->psb_fb_helper.dev;
+	struct drm_psb_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
 	int new_fb = 0;
+	int bytespp;
 	int ret;
 
+	bytespp = sizes->surface_bpp / 8;
+	if (bytespp == 3)	/* no 24bit packed */
+		bytespp = 4;
+
+	/* If the mode will not fit in 32bit then switch to 16bit to get
+	   a console on full resolution. The X mode setting server will
+	   allocate its own 32bit GEM framebuffer */
+	if (ALIGN(sizes->fb_width * bytespp, 64) * sizes->fb_height >
+	                dev_priv->vram_stolen_size) {
+                sizes->surface_bpp = 16;
+                sizes->surface_depth = 16;
+        }
+
 	if (!helper->fb) {
 		ret = psbfb_create(psb_fbdev, sizes);
 		if (ret)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/oaktrail_hdmi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/oaktrail_hdmi.c
index f8b367b45f66051405d6744467252bb68a535e8c..25956601191ff0b13bc90085eb245dcc69fdb66f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/oaktrail_hdmi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/oaktrail_hdmi.c
@@ -179,7 +179,6 @@ static void oaktrail_hdmi_dpms(struct drm_encoder *encoder, int mode)
 static int oaktrail_hdmi_mode_valid(struct drm_connector *connector,
 				struct drm_display_mode *mode)
 {
-	struct drm_psb_private *dev_priv = connector->dev->dev_private;
 	if (mode->clock > 165000)
 		return MODE_CLOCK_HIGH;
 	if (mode->clock < 20000)
@@ -188,11 +187,6 @@ static int oaktrail_hdmi_mode_valid(struct drm_connector *connector,
 	if (mode->flags & DRM_MODE_FLAG_DBLSCAN)
 		return MODE_NO_DBLESCAN;
 
-	/* We assume worst case scenario of 32 bpp here, since we don't know */
-	if ((ALIGN(mode->hdisplay * 4, 64) * mode->vdisplay) >
-	    dev_priv->vram_stolen_size)
-		return MODE_MEM;
-
 	return MODE_OK;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/psb_intel_sdvo.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/psb_intel_sdvo.c
index 36330cabcea2c6b14f736a16daa54cffd8afe03a..958b4e2d4aed4b6720688c14293c78b00775fd77 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/psb_intel_sdvo.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/psb_intel_sdvo.c
@@ -1141,7 +1141,6 @@ static void psb_intel_sdvo_dpms(struct drm_encoder *encoder, int mode)
 static int psb_intel_sdvo_mode_valid(struct drm_connector *connector,
 				 struct drm_display_mode *mode)
 {
-	struct drm_psb_private *dev_priv = connector->dev->dev_private;
 	struct psb_intel_sdvo *psb_intel_sdvo = intel_attached_sdvo(connector);
 
 	if (mode->flags & DRM_MODE_FLAG_DBLSCAN)
@@ -1161,11 +1160,6 @@ static int psb_intel_sdvo_mode_valid(struct drm_connector *connector,
 			return MODE_PANEL;
 	}
 
-	/* We assume worst case scenario of 32 bpp here, since we don't know */
-	if ((ALIGN(mode->hdisplay * 4, 64) * mode->vdisplay) >
-	    dev_priv->vram_stolen_size)
-		return MODE_MEM;
-
 	return MODE_OK;
 }