diff --git a/minuitwrp/graphics_fbdev.cpp b/minuitwrp/graphics_fbdev.cpp
index 066be8d..2126cf9 100644
--- a/minuitwrp/graphics_fbdev.cpp
+++ b/minuitwrp/graphics_fbdev.cpp
@@ -124,15 +124,39 @@
         }
     }
 
-    fb_fix_screeninfo fi;
-    if (ioctl(fd, FBIOGET_FSCREENINFO, &fi) < 0) {
-        perror("failed to get fb0 info (FBIOGET_FSCREENINFO)");
+    if (ioctl(fd, FBIOGET_VSCREENINFO, &vi) < 0) {
+        perror("failed to get fb0 info (FBIOGET_VSCREENINFO)");
         close(fd);
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    if (ioctl(fd, FBIOGET_VSCREENINFO, &vi) < 0) {
-        perror("failed to get fb0 info (FBIOGET_VSCREENINFO)");
+#ifdef RECOVERY_FORCE_RGB_565
+    // Changing fb_var_screeninfo can affect fb_fix_screeninfo,
+    // so this needs done before querying for fi.
+    printf("Forcing pixel format: RGB_565\n");
+    vi.blue.offset    = 0;
+    vi.green.offset   = 5;
+    vi.red.offset     = 11;
+    vi.blue.length    = 5;
+    vi.green.length   = 6;
+    vi.red.length     = 5;
+    vi.blue.msb_right = 0;
+    vi.green.msb_right = 0;
+    vi.red.msb_right = 0;
+    vi.transp.offset  = 0;
+    vi.transp.length  = 0;
+    vi.bits_per_pixel = 16;
+
+    if (ioctl(fd, FBIOPUT_VSCREENINFO, &vi) < 0) {
+        perror("failed to put force_rgb_565 fb0 info");
+        close(fd);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+#endif
+
+    fb_fix_screeninfo fi;
+    if (ioctl(fd, FBIOGET_FSCREENINFO, &fi) < 0) {
+        perror("failed to get fb0 info (FBIOGET_FSCREENINFO)");
         close(fd);
         return NULL;
     }
@@ -167,22 +191,6 @@
 
     memset(bits, 0, fi.smem_len);
 
-#ifdef RECOVERY_FORCE_RGB_565
-    printf("Forcing pixel format: RGB_565\n");
-    vi.blue.offset    = 0;
-    vi.green.offset   = 5;
-    vi.red.offset     = 11;
-    vi.blue.length    = 5;
-    vi.green.length   = 6;
-    vi.red.length     = 5;
-    vi.blue.msb_right = 0;
-    vi.green.msb_right = 0;
-    vi.red.msb_right = 0;
-    vi.transp.offset  = 0;
-    vi.transp.length  = 0;
-    vi.bits_per_pixel = 16;
-#endif
-
     gr_framebuffer[0].width = vi.xres;
     gr_framebuffer[0].height = vi.yres;
     gr_framebuffer[0].row_bytes = fi.line_length;