diff --git a/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c b/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c
index 59e3b4b4e7e3e29b8efc7ee2a38e12b6d2eb0ccf..b209adbd508a96df8285047be74e9b42dea55938 100644
--- a/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c
+++ b/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c
@@ -906,10 +906,13 @@ static void fbcon_init(struct vc_data *vc, int init)
 	struct vc_data *svc = *default_mode;
 	struct display *t, *p = &fb_display[vc->vc_num];
 	int logo = 1, new_rows, new_cols, rows, cols, charcnt = 256;
-	int cap = info->flags;
+	int cap;
 
 	if (info_idx == -1 || info == NULL)
 	    return;
+
+	cap = info->flags;
+
 	if (vc != svc || logo_shown == FBCON_LOGO_DONTSHOW ||
 	    (info->fix.type == FB_TYPE_TEXT))
 		logo = 0;