diff --git a/drivers/video/offb.c b/drivers/video/offb.c
index 43a0a52fc52703c18244dc2b25e54d6dd22c1f61..7d44d669d5b6decc8f986de2be5a120d408efb3a 100644
--- a/drivers/video/offb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/offb.c
@@ -91,6 +91,15 @@ extern boot_infos_t *boot_infos;
 #define AVIVO_DC_LUTB_WHITE_OFFSET_GREEN        0x6cd4
 #define AVIVO_DC_LUTB_WHITE_OFFSET_RED          0x6cd8
 
+#define FB_RIGHT_POS(p, bpp)         (fb_be_math(p) ? 0 : (32 - (bpp)))
+
+static inline u32 offb_cmap_byteswap(struct fb_info *info, u32 value)
+{
+	u32 bpp = info->var.bits_per_pixel;
+
+	return cpu_to_be32(value) >> FB_RIGHT_POS(info, bpp);
+}
+
     /*
      *  Set a single color register. The values supplied are already
      *  rounded down to the hardware's capabilities (according to the
@@ -120,7 +129,7 @@ static int offb_setcolreg(u_int regno, u_int red, u_int green, u_int blue,
 			mask <<= info->var.transp.offset;
 			value |= mask;
 		}
-		pal[regno] = value;
+		pal[regno] = offb_cmap_byteswap(info, value);
 		return 0;
 	}