diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/vesafb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/vesafb.c
index 8ab64ae4cad3..5a161750a3ae 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/vesafb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/vesafb.c
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ static int vesafb_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
 	if (si->orig_video_isVGA != VIDEO_TYPE_VLFB)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	vga_compat = (si->capabilities & 2) ? 0 : 1;
+	vga_compat = !__screen_info_vbe_mode_nonvga(si);
 	vesafb_fix.smem_start = si->lfb_base;
 	vesafb_defined.bits_per_pixel = si->lfb_depth;
 	if (15 == vesafb_defined.bits_per_pixel)
diff --git a/include/linux/screen_info.h b/include/linux/screen_info.h
index 75303c126285..6a4a3cec4638 100644
--- a/include/linux/screen_info.h
+++ b/include/linux/screen_info.h
@@ -49,6 +49,16 @@ static inline u64 __screen_info_lfb_size(const struct screen_info *si, unsigned
 	return lfb_size;
 }
 
+static inline bool __screen_info_vbe_mode_nonvga(const struct screen_info *si)
+{
+	/*
+	 * VESA modes typically run on VGA hardware. Set bit 5 signals that this
+	 * is not the case. Drivers can then not make use of VGA resources. See
+	 * Sec 4.4 of the VBE 2.0 spec.
+	 */
+	return si->vesa_attributes & BIT(5);
+}
+
 static inline unsigned int __screen_info_video_type(unsigned int type)
 {
 	switch (type) {