diff --git a/drivers/video/savage/savagefb_driver.c b/drivers/video/savage/savagefb_driver.c
index 4de541ca9c52c14d38cb95762ba86034e71d59fd..beb495044b240e5b2edc3f98656845756279e80c 100644
--- a/drivers/video/savage/savagefb_driver.c
+++ b/drivers/video/savage/savagefb_driver.c
@@ -1477,15 +1477,9 @@ static void savagefb_set_par_int(struct savagefb_par  *par, struct savage_reg *r
 	vgaHWProtect(par, 0);
 }
 
-static void savagefb_update_start(struct savagefb_par      *par,
-				  struct fb_var_screeninfo *var)
+static void savagefb_update_start(struct savagefb_par *par, int base)
 {
-	int base;
-
-	base = ((var->yoffset * var->xres_virtual + (var->xoffset & ~1))
-		* ((var->bits_per_pixel+7) / 8)) >> 2;
-
-	/* now program the start address registers */
+	/* program the start address registers */
 	vga_out16(0x3d4, (base & 0x00ff00) | 0x0c, par);
 	vga_out16(0x3d4, ((base & 0x00ff) << 8) | 0x0d, par);
 	vga_out8(0x3d4, 0x69, par);
@@ -1550,8 +1544,12 @@ static int savagefb_pan_display(struct fb_var_screeninfo *var,
 				struct fb_info           *info)
 {
 	struct savagefb_par *par = info->par;
+	int base;
+
+	base = (var->yoffset * info->fix.line_length
+	     + (var->xoffset & ~1) * ((info->var.bits_per_pixel+7) / 8)) >> 2;
 
-	savagefb_update_start(par, var);
+	savagefb_update_start(par, base);
 	return 0;
 }