diff --git a/boards/base/Linux-Framebuffer/board_framebuffer.h b/boards/base/Linux-Framebuffer/board_framebuffer.h
index 9b760e08..8747d87e 100644
--- a/boards/base/Linux-Framebuffer/board_framebuffer.h
+++ b/boards/base/Linux-Framebuffer/board_framebuffer.h
@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@
 			fb_var.reserved[2] = 0;
 			fb_var.xoffset = 0;
 			fb_var.yoffset = 0;
-			fb_var.bits_per_pixel = LLDCOLOR_BITS;
+			fb_var.bits_per_pixel = sizeof(LLD_COLORTYPE)*8;
+			fb_var.grayscale = 0;
 			fb_var.activate = FB_ACTIVATE_NOW;
 			if (ioctl(fb, FBIOPUT_VSCREENINFO, &fb_var) == -1 || ioctl (fb, FBIOGET_VSCREENINFO, &fb_var) == -1) {
 				fprintf(stderr, "GDISP Framebuffer: Failed to set video mode\n");
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@
 			fprintf(stderr, "GDISP Framebuffer: The display is not in TRUECOLOR mode\n");
 			exit(-1);
 		}
-		if (fb_var.bits_per_pixel != LLDCOLOR_TYPE_BITS) {
+		if (fb_var.bits_per_pixel != sizeof(LLD_COLORTYPE)*8) {
 			fprintf(stderr, "GDISP Framebuffer: The display is %u not %u bits per pixel\n", fb_var.bits_per_pixel, LLDCOLOR_TYPE_BITS);
 			exit(-1);
 		}
diff --git a/docs/releases.txt b/docs/releases.txt
index 14e1051b..91c9a032 100644
--- a/docs/releases.txt
+++ b/docs/releases.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ FEATURE:	Added SDL driver
 FEATURE:	Added ILI9225 driver
 FEATURE:	Added ST7735 driver
 FEATURE:	Added Linux event input driver
-
+FIX:		Fixed an issue with color formats in Linux-Framebuffer board files
 
 *** Release 2.6 ***
 FIX:		Fixed bug where the list item count wasn't decremented when an item was removed