diff --git a/drivers/video/fbmem.c b/drivers/video/fbmem.c
index a15b44e..d80e097 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbmem.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbmem.c
@@ -1007,24 +1007,33 @@ fb_set_var(struct fb_info *info, struct fb_var_screeninfo *var)
 
 int
 fb_blank(struct fb_info *info, int blank)
-{	
- 	int ret = -EINVAL;
+{
+	struct fb_event event;
+	int ret = -EINVAL;
 
- 	if (blank > FB_BLANK_POWERDOWN)
- 		blank = FB_BLANK_POWERDOWN;
+	if (blank > FB_BLANK_POWERDOWN)
+		blank = FB_BLANK_POWERDOWN;
 
-	if (info->fbops->fb_blank)
- 		ret = info->fbops->fb_blank(blank, info);
+	event.info = info;
+	event.data = ␣
 
- 	if (!ret) {
-		struct fb_event event;
+	if (blank <  FB_BLANK_POWERDOWN) {
+		if (info->fbops->fb_blank)
+			ret = info->fbops->fb_blank(blank, info);
 
-		event.info = info;
-		event.data = &blank;
-		fb_notifier_call_chain(FB_EVENT_BLANK, &event);
+		ret = fb_notifier_call_chain(FB_EVENT_BLANK, &event);
+		if ((ret & NOTIFY_STOP_MASK) == NOTIFY_STOP_MASK)
+			printk(KERN_ERR "notifier_call failed.\n");
+	} else {
+		ret = fb_notifier_call_chain(FB_EVENT_BLANK, &event);
+		if ((ret & NOTIFY_STOP_MASK) == NOTIFY_STOP_MASK)
+			printk(KERN_ERR "notifier_call failed.\n");
+
+		if (info->fbops->fb_blank)
+			ret = info->fbops->fb_blank(blank, info);
 	}
 
- 	return ret;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static long do_fb_ioctl(struct fb_info *info, unsigned int cmd,