diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index dec4e5979..0d4395b7d 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ linux-2.6 (3.0~rc1-1~experimental.1) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
   * [i386] radio: Enable RADIO_MIROPCM20 as module
   * [x86] gpu: Enable STUB_POULSBO as module
   * s3fb: Enable FB_S3_DDC
+  * viafb: Enable FB_VIA_X_COMPATIBILITY
 
  -- Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>  Sat, 21 May 2011 22:13:08 +0100
 
diff --git a/debian/config/config b/debian/config/config
index 5b9507882..69aca9d20 100644
--- a/debian/config/config
+++ b/debian/config/config
@@ -2862,6 +2862,7 @@ CONFIG_FB_S3=m
 CONFIG_FB_S3_DDC=y
 CONFIG_FB_VIA=m
 # CONFIG_FB_VIA_DIRECT_PROCFS is not set
+CONFIG_FB_VIA_X_COMPATIBILITY=y
 CONFIG_FB_3DFX=m
 # CONFIG_FB_3DFX_ACCEL is not set
 CONFIG_FB_3DFX_I2C=y