diff --git a/drivers/staging/xgifb/vb_init.c b/drivers/staging/xgifb/vb_init.c
index 9e8148f12dd2..5f1c41ed778b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/xgifb/vb_init.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/xgifb/vb_init.c
@@ -1212,10 +1212,6 @@ unsigned char XGIInitNew(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 
 	outb(0x67, pVBInfo->P3c2);
 
-	if (HwDeviceExtension->jChipType < XG20)
-		/* Run XGI_GetVBType before InitTo330Pointer */
-		XGI_GetVBType(pVBInfo);
-
 	InitTo330Pointer(HwDeviceExtension->jChipType, pVBInfo);
 
 	/* Openkey */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/xgifb/vb_setmode.c b/drivers/staging/xgifb/vb_setmode.c
index d46e021e7f26..5cf0bd65f85a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/xgifb/vb_setmode.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/xgifb/vb_setmode.c
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ void InitTo330Pointer(unsigned char ChipType, struct vb_device_info *pVBInfo)
 	pVBInfo->SR18 = XGI340_SR18;
 	pVBInfo->CR40 = XGI340_cr41;
 
+	if (ChipType < XG20)
+		XGI_GetVBType(pVBInfo);
+
 	/* 310 customization related */
 	if ((pVBInfo->VBType & VB_SIS301LV) || (pVBInfo->VBType & VB_SIS302LV))
 		pVBInfo->LCDCapList = XGI_LCDDLCapList;
@@ -5734,9 +5737,6 @@ unsigned char XGISetModeNew(struct xgifb_video_info *xgifb_info,
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (HwDeviceExtension->jChipType < XG20)
-		XGI_GetVBType(pVBInfo);
-
 	InitTo330Pointer(HwDeviceExtension->jChipType, pVBInfo);
 	if (ModeNo & 0x80)
 		ModeNo = ModeNo & 0x7F;