diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 0b917fa1eba7..eef1940afa49 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: ea757acad5a5183c65a3e1b28b49a5978fe6a052
+refs/heads/master: afa9b649aa699297258dbb67aaae651c9ad4245f
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c b/trunk/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c
index 33859934a8e4..c6299e8a041d 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c
@@ -2518,7 +2518,7 @@ static int fbcon_do_set_font(struct vc_data *vc, int w, int h,
 			c = vc->vc_video_erase_char;
 			vc->vc_video_erase_char =
 			    ((c & 0xfe00) >> 1) | (c & 0xff);
-			c = vc->vc_def_color;
+			c = vc->vc_scrl_erase_char;
 			vc->vc_scrl_erase_char =
 			    ((c & 0xFE00) >> 1) | (c & 0xFF);
 			vc->vc_attr >>= 1;
@@ -2551,7 +2551,7 @@ static int fbcon_do_set_font(struct vc_data *vc, int w, int h,
 			if (vc->vc_can_do_color) {
 				vc->vc_video_erase_char =
 				    ((c & 0xff00) << 1) | (c & 0xff);
-				c = vc->vc_def_color;
+				c = vc->vc_scrl_erase_char;
 				vc->vc_scrl_erase_char =
 				    ((c & 0xFF00) << 1) | (c & 0xFF);
 				vc->vc_attr <<= 1;