diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index d650c2835..83ea4a5c6 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ linux (4.0.4-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
   * [armel/kirkwood] Enable DEBUG_MVEBU_UART0_ALTERNATE, replacing
     DEBUG_MVEBU_UART_ALTERNATE
   * i2o: Disable I2O
+  * [x86] vmwgfx: Enable DRM_VMWGFX_FBCON (Closes: #714929)
 
   [ Ian Campbell ]
   * [armhf+arm64] Enabled generic SYSCON regmap reset driver
diff --git a/debian/config/kernelarch-x86/config b/debian/config/kernelarch-x86/config
index 33df69c9a..cffab3bf5 100644
--- a/debian/config/kernelarch-x86/config
+++ b/debian/config/kernelarch-x86/config
@@ -510,6 +510,7 @@ CONFIG_DRM_NOUVEAU_BACKLIGHT=y
 ## file: drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/Kconfig
 ##
 CONFIG_DRM_VMWGFX=m
+CONFIG_DRM_VMWGFX_FBCON=y
 
 ##
 ## file: drivers/gpu/vga/Kconfig