diff --git a/drivers/video/via/via_modesetting.h b/drivers/video/via/via_modesetting.h
index ae35cfdeb37c..013884543e91 100644
--- a/drivers/video/via/via_modesetting.h
+++ b/drivers/video/via/via_modesetting.h
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@
 
 #include <linux/types.h>
 
+
+#define VIA_PITCH_SIZE	(1<<3)
+#define VIA_PITCH_MAX	0x3FF8
+
+
 void via_set_primary_address(u32 addr);
 void via_set_secondary_address(u32 addr);
 void via_set_primary_pitch(u32 pitch);
diff --git a/drivers/video/via/viafbdev.c b/drivers/video/via/viafbdev.c
index cf43c80d27f6..dd1276e886f3 100644
--- a/drivers/video/via/viafbdev.c
+++ b/drivers/video/via/viafbdev.c
@@ -151,7 +151,8 @@ static void viafb_update_fix(struct fb_info *info)
 
 	info->fix.visual =
 		bpp == 8 ? FB_VISUAL_PSEUDOCOLOR : FB_VISUAL_TRUECOLOR;
-	info->fix.line_length = (info->var.xres_virtual * bpp / 8 + 7) & ~7;
+	info->fix.line_length = ALIGN(info->var.xres_virtual * bpp / 8,
+		VIA_PITCH_SIZE);
 }
 
 static void viafb_setup_fixinfo(struct fb_fix_screeninfo *fix,
@@ -238,8 +239,12 @@ static int viafb_check_var(struct fb_var_screeninfo *var,
 		depth = 24;
 
 	viafb_fill_var_color_info(var, depth);
-	line = (var->xres_virtual * var->bits_per_pixel / 8 + 7) & ~7;
-	if (line * var->yres_virtual > ppar->memsize)
+	if (var->xres_virtual < var->xres)
+		var->xres_virtual = var->xres;
+
+	line = ALIGN(var->xres_virtual * var->bits_per_pixel / 8,
+		VIA_PITCH_SIZE);
+	if (line > VIA_PITCH_MAX || line * var->yres_virtual > ppar->memsize)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/* Based on var passed in to calculate the refresh,
@@ -348,8 +353,9 @@ static int viafb_pan_display(struct fb_var_screeninfo *var,
 	struct fb_info *info)
 {
 	struct viafb_par *viapar = info->par;
-	u32 vram_addr = (var->yoffset * var->xres_virtual + var->xoffset)
-		* (var->bits_per_pixel / 8) + viapar->vram_addr;
+	u32 vram_addr = viapar->vram_addr
+		+ var->yoffset * info->fix.line_length
+		+ var->xoffset * info->var.bits_per_pixel / 8;
 
 	DEBUG_MSG(KERN_DEBUG "viafb_pan_display, address = %d\n", vram_addr);
 	if (!viafb_dual_fb) {