diff --git a/drivers/video/geode/lxfb_ops.c b/drivers/video/geode/lxfb_ops.c
index aaef9165ec9..b1cd49c9935 100644
--- a/drivers/video/geode/lxfb_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/video/geode/lxfb_ops.c
@@ -517,25 +517,25 @@ void lx_set_palette_reg(struct fb_info *info, unsigned regno,
 int lx_blank_display(struct fb_info *info, int blank_mode)
 {
 	struct lxfb_par *par = info->par;
-	u32 dcfg, fp_pm;
-	int blank, hsync, vsync, crt;
+	u32 dcfg, misc, fp_pm;
+	int blank, hsync, vsync;
 
 	/* CRT power saving modes. */
 	switch (blank_mode) {
 	case FB_BLANK_UNBLANK:
-		blank = 0; hsync = 1; vsync = 1; crt = 1;
+		blank = 0; hsync = 1; vsync = 1;
 		break;
 	case FB_BLANK_NORMAL:
-		blank = 1; hsync = 1; vsync = 1; crt = 1;
+		blank = 1; hsync = 1; vsync = 1;
 		break;
 	case FB_BLANK_VSYNC_SUSPEND:
-		blank = 1; hsync = 1; vsync = 0; crt = 1;
+		blank = 1; hsync = 1; vsync = 0;
 		break;
 	case FB_BLANK_HSYNC_SUSPEND:
-		blank = 1; hsync = 0; vsync = 1; crt = 1;
+		blank = 1; hsync = 0; vsync = 1;
 		break;
 	case FB_BLANK_POWERDOWN:
-		blank = 1; hsync = 0; vsync = 0; crt = 0;
+		blank = 1; hsync = 0; vsync = 0;
 		break;
 	default:
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -545,15 +545,23 @@ int lx_blank_display(struct fb_info *info, int blank_mode)
 	dcfg &= ~(VP_DCFG_DAC_BL_EN | VP_DCFG_HSYNC_EN | VP_DCFG_VSYNC_EN |
 			VP_DCFG_CRT_EN);
 	if (!blank)
-		dcfg |= VP_DCFG_DAC_BL_EN;
+		dcfg |= VP_DCFG_DAC_BL_EN | VP_DCFG_CRT_EN;
 	if (hsync)
 		dcfg |= VP_DCFG_HSYNC_EN;
 	if (vsync)
 		dcfg |= VP_DCFG_VSYNC_EN;
-	if (crt)
-		dcfg |= VP_DCFG_CRT_EN;
+
 	write_vp(par, VP_DCFG, dcfg);
 
+	misc = read_vp(par, VP_MISC);
+
+	if (vsync && hsync)
+		misc &= ~VP_MISC_DACPWRDN;
+	else
+		misc |= VP_MISC_DACPWRDN;
+
+	write_vp(par, VP_MISC, misc);
+
 	/* Power on/off flat panel */
 
 	if (par->output & OUTPUT_PANEL) {