diff --git a/drivers/video/aty/radeon_base.c b/drivers/video/aty/radeon_base.c
index 7e228aded4c2..46ba1235f03a 100644
--- a/drivers/video/aty/radeon_base.c
+++ b/drivers/video/aty/radeon_base.c
@@ -1026,8 +1026,7 @@ int radeon_screen_blank(struct radeonfb_info *rinfo, int blank, int mode_switch)
 		break;
 	}
 
-	/* let fbcon do a soft blank for us */
-	return (blank == FB_BLANK_NORMAL) ? -EINVAL : 0;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int radeonfb_blank (int blank, struct fb_info *info)