diff --git a/hw/xfree86/drivers/modesetting/drmmode_display.c b/hw/xfree86/drivers/modesetting/drmmode_display.c
index 3b8107359..a51722b58 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/drivers/modesetting/drmmode_display.c
+++ b/hw/xfree86/drivers/modesetting/drmmode_display.c
@@ -2206,12 +2206,9 @@ drmmode_setup_colormap(ScreenPtr pScreen, ScrnInfoPtr pScrn)
     if (!miCreateDefColormap(pScreen))
         return FALSE;
     /* all radeons support 10 bit CLUTs */
-    if (!xf86HandleColormaps(pScreen, 256, 10,
-                             drmmode_load_palette, NULL, CMAP_PALETTED_TRUECOLOR
-#if 0                           /* This option messes up text mode! (eich@suse.de) */
-                             | CMAP_LOAD_EVEN_IF_OFFSCREEN
-#endif
-                             | CMAP_RELOAD_ON_MODE_SWITCH))
+    if (!xf86HandleColormaps(pScreen, 256, 10, drmmode_load_palette, NULL,
+                CMAP_PALETTED_TRUECOLOR |
+                CMAP_RELOAD_ON_MODE_SWITCH))
         return FALSE;
     return TRUE;
 }