diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/vga16fb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/vga16fb.c
index a20eeb8308ff..578d3541e3d6 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/vga16fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/vga16fb.c
@@ -1121,7 +1121,7 @@ static void vga_8planes_imageblit(struct fb_info *info, const struct fb_image *i
         char oldop = setop(0);
         char oldsr = setsr(0);
         char oldmask = selectmask();
-        const char *cdat = image->data;
+	const unsigned char *cdat = image->data;
 	u32 dx = image->dx;
         char __iomem *where;
         int y;