struct fb_info *info = registered_fb[con2fb_map[vc->vc_num]];
        struct display *p = &fb_display[vc->vc_num];
        int scroll_partial = info->flags & FBINFO_PARTIAL_PAN_OK;
+       unsigned short saved_ec;
+       int ret;
 
        if (fbcon_is_inactive(vc, info))
                return -EINVAL;
         *           whole screen (prevents flicker).
         */
 
+       saved_ec = vc->vc_video_erase_char;
+       vc->vc_video_erase_char = vc->vc_scrl_erase_char;
+
+       ret = 0;
+
        switch (dir) {
        case SM_UP:
                if (count > vc->vc_rows)        /* Maximum realistic size */
                                                        (b - count)),
                                    vc->vc_scrl_erase_char,
                                    vc->vc_size_row * count);
-                       return 1;
+                       ret = 1;
                        break;
 
                case SCROLL_WRAP_MOVE:
                                                        (b - count)),
                                    vc->vc_scrl_erase_char,
                                    vc->vc_size_row * count);
-                       return 1;
+                       ret = 1;
+                       break;
                }
                break;
 
                                                        t),
                                    vc->vc_scrl_erase_char,
                                    vc->vc_size_row * count);
-                       return 1;
+                       ret = 1;
                        break;
 
                case SCROLL_WRAP_MOVE:
                                                        t),
                                    vc->vc_scrl_erase_char,
                                    vc->vc_size_row * count);
-                       return 1;
+                       ret = 1;
+                       break;
                }
+               break;
        }
-       return 0;
+       vc->vc_video_erase_char = saved_ec;
+       return ret;
 }