diff --git a/video/video.c b/video/video.c
index 3f3dc0a..ae02510 100644
--- a/video/video.c
+++ b/video/video.c
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ static struct fb_info fb =
         .blue = { 0, 0, 0 },
         .transp = { 0, 0, 0 },
         .nonstd = 0,
-        .activate = FB_ACTIVATE_ALL,
+        .activate = FB_ACTIVATE_FORCE | FB_ACTIVATE_NOW,
         .height = 480,
         .width = 640,
         .accel_flags = 0L,