diff --git a/drivers/video/sm501fb.c b/drivers/video/sm501fb.c
index 58f200c69be31378585fa34961439c584ef3a441..e1d6085bc347de3b3d47a708ad1ee0f27ccdd844 100644
--- a/drivers/video/sm501fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/sm501fb.c
@@ -641,6 +641,7 @@ static void sm501fb_panel_power(struct sm501fb_info *fbi, int to)
 {
 	unsigned long control;
 	void __iomem *ctrl_reg = fbi->regs + SM501_DC_PANEL_CONTROL;
+	struct sm501_platdata_fbsub *pd = fbi->pdata->fb_pnl;
 
 	control = readl(ctrl_reg);
 
@@ -657,26 +658,34 @@ static void sm501fb_panel_power(struct sm501fb_info *fbi, int to)
 		sm501fb_sync_regs(fbi);
 		mdelay(10);
 
-		control |= SM501_DC_PANEL_CONTROL_BIAS;	/* VBIASEN */
-		writel(control, ctrl_reg);
-		sm501fb_sync_regs(fbi);
-		mdelay(10);
-
-		control |= SM501_DC_PANEL_CONTROL_FPEN;
-		writel(control, ctrl_reg);
+		if (pd->flags & SM501FB_FLAG_PANEL_USE_VBIASEN) {
+			control |= SM501_DC_PANEL_CONTROL_BIAS;	/* VBIASEN */
+			writel(control, ctrl_reg);
+			sm501fb_sync_regs(fbi);
+			mdelay(10);
+		}
 
+		if (pd->flags & SM501FB_FLAG_PANEL_USE_FPEN) {
+			control |= SM501_DC_PANEL_CONTROL_FPEN;
+			writel(control, ctrl_reg);
+			sm501fb_sync_regs(fbi);
+			mdelay(10);
+		}
 	} else if (!to && (control & SM501_DC_PANEL_CONTROL_VDD) != 0) {
 		/* disable panel power */
+		if (pd->flags & SM501FB_FLAG_PANEL_USE_FPEN) {
+			control &= ~SM501_DC_PANEL_CONTROL_FPEN;
+			writel(control, ctrl_reg);
+			sm501fb_sync_regs(fbi);
+			mdelay(10);
+		}
 
-		control &= ~SM501_DC_PANEL_CONTROL_FPEN;
-		writel(control, ctrl_reg);
-		sm501fb_sync_regs(fbi);
-		mdelay(10);
-
-		control &= ~SM501_DC_PANEL_CONTROL_BIAS;
-		writel(control, ctrl_reg);
-		sm501fb_sync_regs(fbi);
-		mdelay(10);
+		if (pd->flags & SM501FB_FLAG_PANEL_USE_VBIASEN) {
+			control &= ~SM501_DC_PANEL_CONTROL_BIAS;
+			writel(control, ctrl_reg);
+			sm501fb_sync_regs(fbi);
+			mdelay(10);
+		}
 
 		control &= ~SM501_DC_PANEL_CONTROL_DATA;
 		writel(control, ctrl_reg);
diff --git a/include/linux/sm501.h b/include/linux/sm501.h
index 9e3aaad6fe4dd894f5baa6d70730dde5cd385dc5..932a9efee8a5c7c9508b6c6a4f1caf565069825e 100644
--- a/include/linux/sm501.h
+++ b/include/linux/sm501.h
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ extern unsigned long sm501_gpio_get(struct device *dev,
 #define SM501FB_FLAG_DISABLE_AT_EXIT	(1<<1)
 #define SM501FB_FLAG_USE_HWCURSOR	(1<<2)
 #define SM501FB_FLAG_USE_HWACCEL	(1<<3)
+#define SM501FB_FLAG_PANEL_USE_FPEN	(1<<4)
+#define SM501FB_FLAG_PANEL_USE_VBIASEN	(1<<5)
 
 struct sm501_platdata_fbsub {
 	struct fb_videomode	*def_mode;