diff --git a/drivers/video/broadsheetfb.c b/drivers/video/broadsheetfb.c
index 509cb92..df9ccb9 100644
--- a/drivers/video/broadsheetfb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/broadsheetfb.c
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@
 	par->read_reg = broadsheet_read_reg;
 	init_waitqueue_head(&par->waitq);
 
-	info->flags = FBINFO_FLAG_DEFAULT;
+	info->flags = FBINFO_FLAG_DEFAULT | FBINFO_VIRTFB;
 
 	info->fbdefio = &broadsheetfb_defio;
 	fb_deferred_io_init(info);
diff --git a/drivers/video/hecubafb.c b/drivers/video/hecubafb.c
index 0b4bffb..f9d77ad 100644
--- a/drivers/video/hecubafb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/hecubafb.c
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@
 	par->send_command = apollo_send_command;
 	par->send_data = apollo_send_data;
 
-	info->flags = FBINFO_FLAG_DEFAULT;
+	info->flags = FBINFO_FLAG_DEFAULT | FBINFO_VIRTFB;
 
 	info->fbdefio = &hecubafb_defio;
 	fb_deferred_io_init(info);
diff --git a/drivers/video/metronomefb.c b/drivers/video/metronomefb.c
index df1f757..661bfd2 100644
--- a/drivers/video/metronomefb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/metronomefb.c
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@
 	if (retval < 0)
 		goto err_free_irq;
 
-	info->flags = FBINFO_FLAG_DEFAULT;
+	info->flags = FBINFO_FLAG_DEFAULT | FBINFO_VIRTFB;
 
 	info->fbdefio = &metronomefb_defio;
 	fb_deferred_io_init(info);