diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/vesafb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/vesafb.c
index c0edceea0a79..e7af4f760e24 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/vesafb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/vesafb.c
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ static int vesafb_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
 	if (screen_info.orig_video_isVGA != VIDEO_TYPE_VLFB)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	vga_compat = (screen_info.capabilities & 2) ? 0 : 1;
+	vga_compat = !__screen_info_vbe_mode_nonvga(si);
 	vesafb_fix.smem_start = screen_info.lfb_base;
 	vesafb_defined.bits_per_pixel = screen_info.lfb_depth;
 	if (15 == vesafb_defined.bits_per_pixel)
diff --git a/include/linux/screen_info.h b/include/linux/screen_info.h
index eab7081392d5..024b34de7bc8 100644
--- a/include/linux/screen_info.h
+++ b/include/linux/screen_info.h
@@ -4,6 +4,18 @@
 
 #include <uapi/linux/screen_info.h>
 
+#include <linux/bits.h>
+
 extern struct screen_info screen_info;
 
+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);
+}
+
 #endif /* _SCREEN_INFO_H */