diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c
index 30e73ec..da7c88f 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c
@@ -957,7 +957,6 @@ static int fb_check_caps(struct fb_info *info, struct fb_var_screeninfo *var,
 int
 fb_set_var(struct fb_info *info, struct fb_var_screeninfo *var)
 {
-	int flags = info->flags;
 	int ret = 0;
 	u32 activate;
 	struct fb_var_screeninfo old_var;
@@ -1052,9 +1051,6 @@ static int fb_check_caps(struct fb_info *info, struct fb_var_screeninfo *var,
 	event.data = &mode;
 	fb_notifier_call_chain(FB_EVENT_MODE_CHANGE, &event);
 
-	if (flags & FBINFO_MISC_USEREVENT)
-		fbcon_update_vcs(info, activate & FB_ACTIVATE_ALL);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(fb_set_var);
@@ -1105,9 +1101,9 @@ static long do_fb_ioctl(struct fb_info *info, unsigned int cmd,
 			return -EFAULT;
 		console_lock();
 		lock_fb_info(info);
-		info->flags |= FBINFO_MISC_USEREVENT;
 		ret = fb_set_var(info, &var);
-		info->flags &= ~FBINFO_MISC_USEREVENT;
+		if (!ret)
+			fbcon_update_vcs(info, var.activate & FB_ACTIVATE_ALL);
 		unlock_fb_info(info);
 		console_unlock();
 		if (!ret && copy_to_user(argp, &var, sizeof(var)))
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbsysfs.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbsysfs.c
index d54c88f..65dae05 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbsysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbsysfs.c
@@ -91,9 +91,9 @@ static int activate(struct fb_info *fb_info, struct fb_var_screeninfo *var)
 
 	var->activate |= FB_ACTIVATE_FORCE;
 	console_lock();
-	fb_info->flags |= FBINFO_MISC_USEREVENT;
 	err = fb_set_var(fb_info, var);
-	fb_info->flags &= ~FBINFO_MISC_USEREVENT;
+	if (!err)
+		fbcon_update_vcs(fb_info, var->activate & FB_ACTIVATE_ALL);
 	console_unlock();
 	if (err)
 		return err;
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/ps3fb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/ps3fb.c
index 9df78fb..4b4a99f 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/ps3fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/ps3fb.c
@@ -824,12 +824,12 @@ static int ps3fb_ioctl(struct fb_info *info, unsigned int cmd,
 				var = info->var;
 				fb_videomode_to_var(&var, vmode);
 				console_lock();
-				info->flags |= FBINFO_MISC_USEREVENT;
 				/* Force, in case only special bits changed */
 				var.activate |= FB_ACTIVATE_FORCE;
 				par->new_mode_id = val;
 				retval = fb_set_var(info, &var);
-				info->flags &= ~FBINFO_MISC_USEREVENT;
+				if (!retval)
+					fbcon_update_vcs(info, var.activate & FB_ACTIVATE_ALL);
 				console_unlock();
 			}
 			break;
diff --git a/include/linux/fb.h b/include/linux/fb.h
index 3b4b2f0..b11eb02 100644
--- a/include/linux/fb.h
+++ b/include/linux/fb.h
@@ -400,8 +400,6 @@ struct fb_tile_ops {
 #define FBINFO_HWACCEL_YPAN		0x2000 /* optional */
 #define FBINFO_HWACCEL_YWRAP		0x4000 /* optional */
 
-#define FBINFO_MISC_USEREVENT          0x10000 /* event request
-						  from userspace */
 #define FBINFO_MISC_TILEBLITTING       0x20000 /* use tile blitting */
 
 /* A driver may set this flag to indicate that it does want a set_par to be