2 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/video/Kconfig b/drivers/video/Kconfig
index 31ee13eef7af..773ae11b4a19 100644
--- a/drivers/video/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/video/Kconfig
@@ -650,6 +650,7 @@ config FB_NVIDIA
         select FB_CFB_FILLRECT
         select FB_CFB_COPYAREA
         select FB_CFB_IMAGEBLIT
+        select FB_SOFT_CURSOR
         help
           This driver supports graphics boards with the nVidia chips, TNT
           and newer. For very old chipsets, such as the RIVA128, then use
diff --git a/drivers/video/nvidia/nvidia.c b/drivers/video/nvidia/nvidia.c
index 3620de0f252e..a7f020ada630 100644
--- a/drivers/video/nvidia/nvidia.c
+++ b/drivers/video/nvidia/nvidia.c
@@ -893,7 +893,7 @@ static int nvidiafb_cursor(struct fb_info *info, struct fb_cursor *cursor)
         int i, set = cursor->set;
         u16 fg, bg;
 
-        if (!hwcur || cursor->image.width > MAX_CURS || cursor->image.height > MAX_CURS)
+        if (cursor->image.width > MAX_CURS || cursor->image.height > MAX_CURS)
                 return -ENXIO;
 
         NVShowHideCursor(par, 0);
@@ -1356,6 +1356,9 @@ static int __devinit nvidia_set_fbinfo(struct fb_info *info)
         info->pixmap.size = 8 * 1024;
         info->pixmap.flags = FB_PIXMAP_SYSTEM;
 
+        if (!hwcur)
+            info->fbops->fb_cursor = soft_cursor;
+
         info->var.accel_flags = (!noaccel);
 
         switch (par->Architecture) {