diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/uvesafb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/uvesafb.c
index bee29aadc646..def14ac0ebe1 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/uvesafb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/uvesafb.c
@@ -1836,7 +1836,7 @@ static int uvesafb_setup(char *options)
 		else if (!strcmp(this_opt, "noedid"))
 			noedid = true;
 		else if (!strcmp(this_opt, "noblank"))
-			blank = true;
+			blank = false;
 		else if (!strncmp(this_opt, "vtotal:", 7))
 			vram_total = simple_strtoul(this_opt + 7, NULL, 0);
 		else if (!strncmp(this_opt, "vremap:", 7))