diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mxs/include/mach/fb.h b/arch/arm/mach-mxs/include/mach/fb.h
index 5346306..2b61dee 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mxs/include/mach/fb.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mxs/include/mach/fb.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 
 	unsigned dotclk_delay;	/**< refer manual HW_LCDIF_VDCTRL4 register */
 	unsigned ld_intf_width;	/**< refer STMLCDIF_* macros */
+	unsigned bits_per_pixel;
 
 	void *fixed_screen;	/**< if != NULL use this as framebuffer memory */
 	unsigned fixed_screen_size; /**< framebuffer memory size for fixed_screen */
diff --git a/drivers/video/stm.c b/drivers/video/stm.c
index 83c39c8..205cad1 100644
--- a/drivers/video/stm.c
+++ b/drivers/video/stm.c
@@ -486,7 +486,10 @@
 	fbi.info.mode = &fbi.info.mode_list[0];
 	fbi.info.xres = fbi.info.mode->xres;
 	fbi.info.yres = fbi.info.mode->yres;
-	fbi.info.bits_per_pixel = 16;
+	if (pdata->bits_per_pixel)
+		fbi.info.bits_per_pixel = pdata->bits_per_pixel;
+	else
+		fbi.info.bits_per_pixel = 16;
 
 	ret = register_framebuffer(&fbi.info);
 	if (ret != 0) {