diff --git a/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c b/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c
index 19dfdfb..c71a88d 100644
--- a/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c
+++ b/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c
@@ -988,7 +988,9 @@
 	if (!p->fontdata) {
 		if (!fontname[0] || !(font = find_font(fontname)))
 			font = get_default_font(info->var.xres,
-						info->var.yres);
+						info->var.yres,
+						info->pixmap.blit_x,
+						info->pixmap.blit_y);
 		vc->vc_font.width = font->width;
 		vc->vc_font.height = font->height;
 		vc->vc_font.data = (void *)(p->fontdata = font->data);
@@ -1108,7 +1110,9 @@
 
 			if (!fontname[0] || !(font = find_font(fontname)))
 				font = get_default_font(info->var.xres,
-							info->var.yres);
+							info->var.yres,
+							info->pixmap.blit_x,
+							info->pixmap.blit_y);
 			vc->vc_font.width = font->width;
 			vc->vc_font.height = font->height;
 			vc->vc_font.data = (void *)(p->fontdata = font->data);
@@ -2495,6 +2499,7 @@
 
 static int fbcon_set_font(struct vc_data *vc, struct console_font *font, unsigned flags)
 {
+	struct fb_info *info = registered_fb[con2fb_map[vc->vc_num]];
 	unsigned charcount = font->charcount;
 	int w = font->width;
 	int h = font->height;
@@ -2508,6 +2513,11 @@
 	if (charcount != 256 && charcount != 512)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	/* Make sure drawing engine can handle the font */
+	if (!(info->pixmap.blit_x & (1 << (font->width - 1))) ||
+	    !(info->pixmap.blit_y & (1 << (font->height - 1))))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	size = h * pitch * charcount;
 
 	new_data = kmalloc(FONT_EXTRA_WORDS * sizeof(int) + size, GFP_USER);
@@ -2552,7 +2562,8 @@
 	const struct font_desc *f;
 
 	if (!name)
-		f = get_default_font(info->var.xres, info->var.yres);
+		f = get_default_font(info->var.xres, info->var.yres,
+				     info->pixmap.blit_x, info->pixmap.blit_y);
 	else if (!(f = find_font(name)))
 		return -ENOENT;
 
diff --git a/drivers/video/console/fonts.c b/drivers/video/console/fonts.c
index c960728..a6828d0 100644
--- a/drivers/video/console/fonts.c
+++ b/drivers/video/console/fonts.c
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@
  *	get_default_font - get default font
  *	@xres: screen size of X
  *	@yres: screen size of Y
+ *      @font_w: bit array of supported widths (1 - 32)
+ *      @font_h: bit array of supported heights (1 - 32)
  *
  *	Get the default font for a specified screen size.
  *	Dimensions are in pixels.
@@ -107,7 +109,8 @@
  *
  */
 
-const struct font_desc *get_default_font(int xres, int yres)
+const struct font_desc *get_default_font(int xres, int yres, u32 font_w,
+					 u32 font_h)
 {
     int i, c, cc;
     const struct font_desc *f, *g;
@@ -129,6 +132,11 @@
 #endif
 	if ((yres < 400) == (f->height <= 8))
 	    c += 1000;
+
+	if (!(font_w & (1 << (f->width - 1))) ||
+	    !(font_w & (1 << (f->height - 1))))
+	    c += 1000;
+
 	if (c > cc) {
 	    cc = c;
 	    g = f;
diff --git a/drivers/video/console/sticore.c b/drivers/video/console/sticore.c
index 88e7038..717b360 100644
--- a/drivers/video/console/sticore.c
+++ b/drivers/video/console/sticore.c
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@
 		return NULL;
 	fbfont = find_font(fbfont_name);
 	if (!fbfont)
-		fbfont = get_default_font(1024,768);
+		fbfont = get_default_font(1024,768, ~(u32)0, ~(u32)0);
 	if (!fbfont)
 		return NULL;