diff --git a/Documentation/fb/fbcon.txt b/Documentation/fb/fbcon.txt
index 1822b190ccd6..a38d3aa4d189 100644
--- a/Documentation/fb/fbcon.txt
+++ b/Documentation/fb/fbcon.txt
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ C. Boot options
 	This option specifies the color of the margins. The margins are the
 	leftover area at the right and the bottom of the screen that are not
 	used by text. By default, this area will be black. The 'color' value
-	is 0 to 7 where 0 is black and 7 is white.
+	is an integer number that depends on the framebuffer driver being used.
 
 C. Attaching, Detaching and Unloading
 
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.c
index 4dd08b4af170..04612f938bab 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.c
@@ -498,8 +498,6 @@ static int __init fb_console_setup(char *this_opt)
 			options += 7;
 			if (*options)
 				margin_color = simple_strtoul(options, &options, 0);
-			if (margin_color > 7)
-				margin_color = 0;
 			continue;
 		}
 	}