diff --git a/drivers/video/Kconfig b/drivers/video/Kconfig
index 75ec7d155da912b516873e7731632d7b78e88fa4..51c4b25dad25ca39973554ce3ce957e2be333f83 100644
--- a/drivers/video/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/video/Kconfig
@@ -519,6 +519,7 @@ config FB_VGA16
 	select FB_CFB_COPYAREA
 	select FB_CFB_IMAGEBLIT
 	select VGASTATE
+	select FONT_8x16 if FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE
 	help
 	  This is the frame buffer device driver for VGA 16 color graphic
 	  cards. Say Y if you have such a card.
diff --git a/drivers/video/vga16fb.c b/drivers/video/vga16fb.c
index ec4c7dc54a66972dbc662e0137b468d2bda088aa..6c580a02b82917d84ba4361cbb6df1a03451d9b0 100644
--- a/drivers/video/vga16fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/vga16fb.c
@@ -1378,6 +1378,8 @@ static int __init vga16fb_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
 	info->fbops = &vga16fb_ops;
 	info->var = vga16fb_defined;
 	info->fix = vga16fb_fix;
+	/* supports 8-pixel wide blit rectangles only */
+	info->pixmap.blit_x = 1 << (8 - 1);
 	info->flags = FBINFO_FLAG_DEFAULT |
 		FBINFO_HWACCEL_YPAN;