diff --git a/drivers/video/tegra/fb.c b/drivers/video/tegra/fb.c
index 15a4f5b472a8..cc26c5977a20 100644
--- a/drivers/video/tegra/fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/tegra/fb.c
@@ -198,6 +198,10 @@ static int tegra_fb_setcolreg(unsigned regno, unsigned red, unsigned green,
 		if (regno >= 16)
 			return -EINVAL;
 
+		red = (red >> (16 - info->var.red.length));
+		green = (green >> (16 - info->var.green.length));
+		blue = (blue >> (16 - info->var.blue.length));
+
 		v = (red << var->red.offset) |
 			(green << var->green.offset) |
 			(blue << var->blue.offset);