diff --git a/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c b/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
index f7d5a3c3845f..af1ef717f416 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ module_param(default_utf8, int, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR);
 int global_cursor_default = -1;
 module_param(global_cursor_default, int, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR);
 
-static int cur_default = CUR_DEFAULT;
+static int cur_default = CUR_UNDERLINE;
 module_param(cur_default, int, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR);
 
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/bitblit.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/bitblit.c
index c750470a31ec..3b002b365a5a 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/bitblit.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/bitblit.c
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ static void bit_cursor(struct vc_data *vc, struct fb_info *info, int mode,
 		ops->p->cursor_shape = vc->vc_cursor_type;
 		cursor.set |= FB_CUR_SETSHAPE;
 
-		switch (ops->p->cursor_shape & CUR_HWMASK) {
+		switch (CUR_SIZE(ops->p->cursor_shape)) {
 		case CUR_NONE:
 			cur_height = 0;
 			break;
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon_ccw.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon_ccw.c
index 9d06446a1a3b..5b67bcebe34c 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon_ccw.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon_ccw.c
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ static void ccw_cursor(struct vc_data *vc, struct fb_info *info, int mode,
 		ops->p->cursor_shape = vc->vc_cursor_type;
 		cursor.set |= FB_CUR_SETSHAPE;
 
-		switch (ops->p->cursor_shape & CUR_HWMASK) {
+		switch (CUR_SIZE(ops->p->cursor_shape)) {
 		case CUR_NONE:
 			cur_height = 0;
 			break;
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon_cw.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon_cw.c
index 4b5f76bb01e5..f1aab3ae3bc9 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon_cw.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon_cw.c
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ static void cw_cursor(struct vc_data *vc, struct fb_info *info, int mode,
 		ops->p->cursor_shape = vc->vc_cursor_type;
 		cursor.set |= FB_CUR_SETSHAPE;
 
-		switch (ops->p->cursor_shape & CUR_HWMASK) {
+		switch (CUR_SIZE(ops->p->cursor_shape)) {
 		case CUR_NONE:
 			cur_height = 0;
 			break;
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon_ud.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon_ud.c
index 7e0ae3549dc7..81ed6f6bed67 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon_ud.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon_ud.c
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ static void ud_cursor(struct vc_data *vc, struct fb_info *info, int mode,
 		ops->p->cursor_shape = vc->vc_cursor_type;
 		cursor.set |= FB_CUR_SETSHAPE;
 
-		switch (ops->p->cursor_shape & CUR_HWMASK) {
+		switch (CUR_SIZE(ops->p->cursor_shape)) {
 		case CUR_NONE:
 			cur_height = 0;
 			break;
diff --git a/include/linux/console_struct.h b/include/linux/console_struct.h
index 40ed52f67bc5..153734816b49 100644
--- a/include/linux/console_struct.h
+++ b/include/linux/console_struct.h
@@ -173,17 +173,23 @@ struct vc {
 extern struct vc vc_cons [MAX_NR_CONSOLES];
 extern void vc_SAK(struct work_struct *work);
 
-#define CUR_DEF		0
-#define CUR_NONE	1
-#define CUR_UNDERLINE	2
-#define CUR_LOWER_THIRD	3
-#define CUR_LOWER_HALF	4
-#define CUR_TWO_THIRDS	5
-#define CUR_BLOCK	6
-#define CUR_HWMASK	0x0f
-#define CUR_SWMASK	0xfff0
-
-#define CUR_DEFAULT CUR_UNDERLINE
+#define CUR_MAKE(size, change, set)	((size) | ((change) << 8) |	\
+		((set) << 16))
+#define CUR_SIZE(c)		 ((c) & 0x00000f)
+# define CUR_DEF			       0
+# define CUR_NONE			       1
+# define CUR_UNDERLINE			       2
+# define CUR_LOWER_THIRD		       3
+# define CUR_LOWER_HALF			       4
+# define CUR_TWO_THIRDS			       5
+# define CUR_BLOCK			       6
+#define CUR_SW				0x000010
+#define CUR_ALWAYS_BG			0x000020
+#define CUR_INVERT_FG_BG		0x000040
+#define CUR_FG				0x000700
+#define CUR_BG				0x007000
+#define CUR_CHANGE(c)		 ((c) & 0x00ff00)
+#define CUR_SET(c)		(((c) & 0xff0000) >> 8)
 
 bool con_is_visible(const struct vc_data *vc);