diff --git a/drivers/video/arkfb.c b/drivers/video/arkfb.c
index f328c9d..7a648a7 100644
--- a/drivers/video/arkfb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/arkfb.c
@@ -535,7 +535,10 @@ static int arkfb_open(struct fb_info *info, int user)
 
 	mutex_lock(&(par->open_lock));
 	if (par->ref_count == 0) {
+		void __iomem *vgabase = par->state.vgabase;
+
 		memset(&(par->state), 0, sizeof(struct vgastate));
+		par->state.vgabase = vgabase;
 		par->state.flags = VGA_SAVE_MODE | VGA_SAVE_FONTS | VGA_SAVE_CMAP;
 		par->state.num_crtc = 0x60;
 		par->state.num_seq = 0x30;