diff --git a/drivers/staging/vboxvideo/vbox_fb.c b/drivers/staging/vboxvideo/vbox_fb.c
index 6b7aa23dfc0a..397496cf0bdf 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vboxvideo/vbox_fb.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/vboxvideo/vbox_fb.c
@@ -95,11 +95,6 @@ int vboxfb_create(struct drm_fb_helper *helper,
 
 	strcpy(info->fix.id, "vboxdrmfb");
 
-	/*
-	 * The last flag forces a mode set on VT switches even if the kernel
-	 * does not think it is needed.
-	 */
-	info->flags = FBINFO_DEFAULT | FBINFO_MISC_ALWAYS_SETPAR;
 	info->fbops = &vboxfb_ops;
 
 	/*