diff -up xf86-video-vesa-2.3.0/src/vesa.c.jx xf86-video-vesa-2.3.0/src/vesa.c

--- xf86-video-vesa-2.3.0/src/vesa.c.jx	2010-01-04 14:16:31.000000000 -0500

+++ xf86-video-vesa-2.3.0/src/vesa.c	2010-10-11 15:29:52.000000000 -0400

@@ -651,10 +651,12 @@ VESAPreInit(ScrnInfoPtr pScrn, int flags

 				    V_MODETYPE_VBE);

     /* Preferred order for default depth selection. */

-    if (depths & V_DEPTH_24)

+    if ((depths & V_DEPTH_24) && (flags24 & Support32bppFb))

 	defaultDepth = 24;

     else if (depths & V_DEPTH_16)

 	defaultDepth = 16;

+    else if (depths & V_DEPTH_24)

+	defaultDepth = 24;

     else if (depths & V_DEPTH_15)

 	defaultDepth = 15;

     else if (depths & V_DEPTH_8)