diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9261_devices.c b/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9261_devices.c
index 37cd547855b..728bb8f3944 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9261_devices.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9261_devices.c
@@ -539,6 +539,17 @@ void __init at91_add_device_lcdc(struct atmel_lcdfb_info *data)
 	at91_set_B_periph(AT91_PIN_PB28, 0);	/* LCDD23 */
 #endif
 
+	if (ARRAY_SIZE(lcdc_resources) > 2) {
+		void __iomem *fb;
+		struct resource *fb_res = &lcdc_resources[2];
+		size_t fb_len = fb_res->end - fb_res->start + 1;
+
+		fb = ioremap_writecombine(fb_res->start, fb_len);
+		if (fb) {
+			memset(fb, 0, fb_len);
+			iounmap(fb, fb_len);
+		}
+	}
 	lcdc_data = *data;
 	platform_device_register(&at91_lcdc_device);
 }
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9rl_devices.c b/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9rl_devices.c
index dbb9a5fc209..054689804e7 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9rl_devices.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9rl_devices.c
@@ -381,6 +381,20 @@ void __init at91_add_device_lcdc(struct atmel_lcdfb_info *data)
 	at91_set_B_periph(AT91_PIN_PC24, 0);	/* LCDD22 */
 	at91_set_B_periph(AT91_PIN_PC25, 0);	/* LCDD23 */
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_FB_INTSRAM
+	{
+		void __iomem *fb;
+		struct resource *fb_res = &lcdc_resources[2];
+		size_t fb_len = fb_res->end - fb_res->start + 1;
+
+		fb = ioremap_writecombine(fb_res->start, fb_len);
+		if (fb) {
+			memset(fb, 0, fb_len);
+			iounmap(fb, fb_len);
+		}
+	}
+#endif
+
 	lcdc_data = *data;
 	platform_device_register(&at91_lcdc_device);
 }
diff --git a/arch/avr32/kernel/setup.c b/arch/avr32/kernel/setup.c
index 2687b730e2d..ce48c14f434 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/avr32/kernel/setup.c
@@ -274,6 +274,8 @@ static int __init early_parse_fbmem(char *p)
 			printk(KERN_WARNING
 			       "Failed to allocate framebuffer memory\n");
 			fbmem_size = 0;
+		} else {
+			memset(__va(fbmem_start), 0, fbmem_size);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/video/atmel_lcdfb.c b/drivers/video/atmel_lcdfb.c
index fc65c02306d..4d68b1b880d 100644
--- a/drivers/video/atmel_lcdfb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/atmel_lcdfb.c
@@ -250,6 +250,8 @@ static int atmel_lcdfb_alloc_video_memory(struct atmel_lcdfb_info *sinfo)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
+	memset(info->screen_base, 0, info->fix.smem_len);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -634,7 +636,6 @@ static int __init atmel_lcdfb_init_fbinfo(struct atmel_lcdfb_info *sinfo)
 	struct fb_info *info = sinfo->info;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	memset_io(info->screen_base, 0, info->fix.smem_len);
 	info->var.activate |= FB_ACTIVATE_FORCE | FB_ACTIVATE_NOW;
 
 	dev_info(info->device,
@@ -764,6 +765,11 @@ static int __init atmel_lcdfb_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		info->screen_base = ioremap(info->fix.smem_start, info->fix.smem_len);
 		if (!info->screen_base)
 			goto release_intmem;
+
+		/*
+		 * Don't clear the framebuffer -- someone may have set
+		 * up a splash image.
+		 */
 	} else {
 		/* alocate memory buffer */
 		ret = atmel_lcdfb_alloc_video_memory(sinfo);