diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/vga16fb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/vga16fb.c
index 4b83109202b1..3c4d20618de4 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/vga16fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/vga16fb.c
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ static void vga16fb_update_fix(struct fb_info *info)
 }
 
 static void vga16fb_clock_chip(struct vga16fb_par *par,
-			       unsigned int pixclock,
+			       unsigned int *pixclock,
 			       const struct fb_info *info,
 			       int mul, int div)
 {
@@ -259,14 +259,14 @@ static void vga16fb_clock_chip(struct vga16fb_par *par,
 		{     0 /* bad */,    0x00, 0x00}};
 	int err;
 
-	pixclock = (pixclock * mul) / div;
+	*pixclock = (*pixclock * mul) / div;
 	best = vgaclocks;
-	err = pixclock - best->pixclock;
+	err = *pixclock - best->pixclock;
 	if (err < 0) err = -err;
 	for (ptr = vgaclocks + 1; ptr->pixclock; ptr++) {
 		int tmp;
 
-		tmp = pixclock - ptr->pixclock;
+		tmp = *pixclock - ptr->pixclock;
 		if (tmp < 0) tmp = -tmp;
 		if (tmp < err) {
 			err = tmp;
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ static void vga16fb_clock_chip(struct vga16fb_par *par,
 	}
 	par->misc |= best->misc;
 	par->clkdiv = best->seq_clock_mode;
-	pixclock = (best->pixclock * div) / mul;		
+	*pixclock = (best->pixclock * div) / mul;
 }
 			       
 #define FAIL(X) return -EINVAL
@@ -497,10 +497,10 @@ static int vga16fb_check_var(struct fb_var_screeninfo *var,
 
 	if (mode & MODE_8BPP)
 		/* pixel clock == vga clock / 2 */
-		vga16fb_clock_chip(par, var->pixclock, info, 1, 2);
+		vga16fb_clock_chip(par, &var->pixclock, info, 1, 2);
 	else
 		/* pixel clock == vga clock */
-		vga16fb_clock_chip(par, var->pixclock, info, 1, 1);
+		vga16fb_clock_chip(par, &var->pixclock, info, 1, 1);
 	
 	var->red.offset = var->green.offset = var->blue.offset = 
 	var->transp.offset = 0;