diff --git a/hw/kdrive/fbdev/fbdev.c b/hw/kdrive/fbdev/fbdev.c
index ea2fb4c1e..d904a4aa1 100644
--- a/hw/kdrive/fbdev/fbdev.c
+++ b/hw/kdrive/fbdev/fbdev.c
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ fbdevInitialize (KdCardInfo *card, FbdevPriv *priv)
 {
     int		    k;
     unsigned long   off;
-    if ((priv->fd = open("/dev/fb0", O_RDWR)) < 0) {
+    if ((priv->fd = open("/dev/fb0", O_RDWR)) < 0 && \
+        (priv->fd = open("/dev/fb/0", O_RDWR)) < 0) {
 	perror("Error opening /dev/fb0");
 	return FALSE;
     }