diff --git a/common/lcd.c b/common/lcd.c
index b98eea6696..edae835fb0 100644
--- a/common/lcd.c
+++ b/common/lcd.c
@@ -493,6 +493,18 @@ static int lcd_init(void *lcdbase)
 	debug("[LCD] Initializing LCD frambuffer at %p\n", lcdbase);
 
 	lcd_ctrl_init(lcdbase);
+
+	/*
+	 * lcd_ctrl_init() of some drivers (i.e. bcm2835 on rpi_b) ignores
+	 * the 'lcdbase' argument and uses custom lcd base address
+	 * by setting up gd->fb_base. Check for this condition and fixup
+	 * 'lcd_base' address.
+	 */
+	if ((unsigned long)lcdbase != gd->fb_base)
+		lcd_base = (void *)gd->fb_base;
+
+	debug("[LCD] Using LCD frambuffer at %p\n", lcd_base);
+
 	lcd_get_size(&lcd_line_length);
 	lcd_line_length = (panel_info.vl_col * NBITS(panel_info.vl_bpix)) / 8;
 	lcd_is_enabled = 1;
diff --git a/drivers/video/bcm2835.c b/drivers/video/bcm2835.c
index 1e9a84ac1f..0c77d17b44 100644
--- a/drivers/video/bcm2835.c
+++ b/drivers/video/bcm2835.c
@@ -23,17 +23,7 @@
 DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 
 /* Global variables that lcd.c expects to exist */
-int lcd_line_length;
-int lcd_color_fg;
-int lcd_color_bg;
-void *lcd_base;
-void *lcd_console_address;
-short console_col;
-short console_row;
 vidinfo_t panel_info;
-char lcd_cursor_enabled;
-ushort lcd_cursor_width;
-ushort lcd_cursor_height;
 
 struct msg_query {
 	struct bcm2835_mbox_hdr hdr;
@@ -119,7 +109,6 @@ void lcd_ctrl_init(void *lcdbase)
 	panel_info.vl_bpix = LCD_COLOR16;
 
 	gd->fb_base = msg_setup->allocate_buffer.body.resp.fb_address;
-	lcd_base = (void *)gd->fb_base;
 }
 
 void lcd_enable(void)