diff --git a/drivers/video/neofb.c b/drivers/video/neofb.c
index 395ccedde9a6..bd30aba242d0 100644
--- a/drivers/video/neofb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/neofb.c
@@ -665,6 +665,7 @@ neofb_check_var(struct fb_var_screeninfo *var, struct fb_info *info)
 	var->red.msb_right = 0;
 	var->green.msb_right = 0;
 	var->blue.msb_right = 0;
+	var->transp.msb_right = 0;
 
 	switch (var->bits_per_pixel) {
 	case 8:		/* PSEUDOCOLOUR, 256 */