diff --git a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86AutoConfig.c b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86AutoConfig.c
index 43c746b7f..d0eb0affb 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86AutoConfig.c
+++ b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86AutoConfig.c
@@ -270,6 +270,10 @@ listPossibleVideoDrivers(char *matches[], int nmatches)
 #endif
     }
 
+#if defined(__linux__)
+    matches[i++] = xnfstrdup("modesetting");
+#endif
+
 #if !defined(sun)
     /* Fallback to platform default frame buffer driver */
     if (i < (nmatches - 1)) {