diff --git a/drivers/staging/fbtft/fbtft-core.c b/drivers/staging/fbtft/fbtft-core.c
index cf5700a2ea66..90eec45d11fc 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/fbtft/fbtft-core.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/fbtft/fbtft-core.c
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ static void fbtft_mkdirty(struct fb_info *info, int y, int height)
 	/* special case, needed ? */
 	if (y == -1) {
 		y = 0;
-		height = info->var.yres - 1;
+		height = info->var.yres;
 	}
 
 	/* Mark display lines/area as dirty */