diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c
index 513bc2b400f9ea35731e837fc26e8446db5e5542..87851a1803a47df8951ae7c89654334347b50100 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c
@@ -973,8 +973,11 @@ fb_set_var(struct fb_info *info, struct fb_var_screeninfo *var)
 		ret = fb_mode_is_equal(&mode1, &mode2);
 		if (!ret) {
 			ret = fbcon_mode_deleted(info, &mode1);
-			if (!ret)
+			if (!ret) {
+				if (info->mode && fb_mode_is_equal(info->mode, &mode1))
+					info->mode = NULL;
 				fb_delete_videomode(&mode1, &info->modelist);
+			}
 		}
 
 		return ret ? -EINVAL : 0;