diff --git a/drivers/video/msm/mdss/mdss_fb.c b/drivers/video/msm/mdss/mdss_fb.c
index 835f6fc9687..1e792e0d519 100644
--- a/drivers/video/msm/mdss/mdss_fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/msm/mdss/mdss_fb.c
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ static int mdss_fb_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	mfd->bl_scale = 1024;
 	mfd->bl_min_lvl = 0;
 	mfd->ad_bl_level = 0;
-	mfd->fb_imgType = MDP_RGBA_8888;
+	mfd->fb_imgType = MDP_RGB_888;
 
 	mfd->pdev = pdev;
 	if (pdata->next)