diff --git a/drivers/video/console/newport_con.c b/drivers/video/console/newport_con.c
index 72f146d047d9..cd51b7a17a21 100644
--- a/drivers/video/console/newport_con.c
+++ b/drivers/video/console/newport_con.c
@@ -35,12 +35,6 @@
 
 #define FONT_DATA ((unsigned char *)font_vga_8x16.data)
 
-/* borrowed from fbcon.c */
-#define REFCOUNT(fd)	(((int *)(fd))[-1])
-#define FNTSIZE(fd)	(((int *)(fd))[-2])
-#define FNTCHARCNT(fd)	(((int *)(fd))[-3])
-#define FONT_EXTRA_WORDS 3
-
 static unsigned char *font_data[MAX_NR_CONSOLES];
 
 static struct newport_regs *npregs;
@@ -522,6 +516,7 @@ static int newport_set_font(int unit, struct console_font *op)
 	FNTSIZE(new_data) = size;
 	FNTCHARCNT(new_data) = op->charcount;
 	REFCOUNT(new_data) = 0;	/* usage counter */
+	FNTSUM(new_data) = 0;
 
 	p = new_data;
 	for (i = 0; i < op->charcount; i++) {
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.h b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.h
index 20dea853765f..5ee153ba977e 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.h
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.h
@@ -152,13 +152,6 @@ static inline int attr_col_ec(int shift, struct vc_data *vc,
 #define attr_bgcol_ec(bgshift, vc, info) attr_col_ec(bgshift, vc, info, 0)
 #define attr_fgcol_ec(fgshift, vc, info) attr_col_ec(fgshift, vc, info, 1)
 
-/* Font */
-#define REFCOUNT(fd)	(((int *)(fd))[-1])
-#define FNTSIZE(fd)	(((int *)(fd))[-2])
-#define FNTCHARCNT(fd)	(((int *)(fd))[-3])
-#define FNTSUM(fd)	(((int *)(fd))[-4])
-#define FONT_EXTRA_WORDS 4
-
     /*
      *  Scroll Method
      */
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon_rotate.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon_rotate.c
index c0d445294aa7..ac72d4f85f7d 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon_rotate.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon_rotate.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <linux/fb.h>
 #include <linux/vt_kern.h>
 #include <linux/console.h>
+#include <linux/font.h>
 #include <asm/types.h>
 #include "fbcon.h"
 #include "fbcon_rotate.h"
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/tileblit.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/tileblit.c
index 1dfaff0881fb..257e94feeeb6 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/tileblit.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/tileblit.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <linux/fb.h>
 #include <linux/vt_kern.h>
 #include <linux/console.h>
+#include <linux/font.h>
 #include <asm/types.h>
 #include "fbcon.h"
 
diff --git a/include/linux/font.h b/include/linux/font.h
index 51b91c8b69d5..40ed008d7dad 100644
--- a/include/linux/font.h
+++ b/include/linux/font.h
@@ -59,4 +59,12 @@ extern const struct font_desc *get_default_font(int xres, int yres,
 /* Max. length for the name of a predefined font */
 #define MAX_FONT_NAME	32
 
+/* Extra word getters */
+#define REFCOUNT(fd)	(((int *)(fd))[-1])
+#define FNTSIZE(fd)	(((int *)(fd))[-2])
+#define FNTCHARCNT(fd)	(((int *)(fd))[-3])
+#define FNTSUM(fd)	(((int *)(fd))[-4])
+
+#define FONT_EXTRA_WORDS 4
+
 #endif /* _VIDEO_FONT_H */