diff --git a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Config.c b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Config.c
index 2adef44c3..481674de2 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Config.c
+++ b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Config.c
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ xf86InputDriverlistFromConfig(void)
 static void
 fixup_video_driver_list(const char **drivers)
 {
-    static const char *fallback[4] = { "fbdev", "vesa", "wsfb", NULL };
+    static const char *fallback[5] = { "modesetting", "fbdev", "vesa", "wsfb", NULL };
     const char **end, **drv;
     const char *x;
     int i;