diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-footbridge/cats-hw.c b/arch/arm/mach-footbridge/cats-hw.c
index 9669cc0b63182c780cb55314db4aa194869dc49c..da04150948566383890b9704eb871ee0dc7108bb 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-footbridge/cats-hw.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-footbridge/cats-hw.c
@@ -78,9 +78,11 @@ __initcall(cats_hw_init);
 static void __init
 fixup_cats(struct tag *tags, char **cmdline, struct meminfo *mi)
 {
+#if defined(CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE) || defined(CONFIG_DUMMY_CONSOLE)
 	screen_info.orig_video_lines  = 25;
 	screen_info.orig_video_points = 16;
 	screen_info.orig_y = 24;
+#endif
 }
 
 MACHINE_START(CATS, "Chalice-CATS")