diff --git a/src/northbridge/intel/i945/Kconfig b/src/northbridge/intel/i945/Kconfig
index 3bb042e..8492d77 100644
--- a/src/northbridge/intel/i945/Kconfig
+++ b/src/northbridge/intel/i945/Kconfig
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 	select INTEL_GMA_SSC_ALTERNATE_REF
 	select RELOCATABLE_RAMSTAGE
 	select INTEL_EDID
+	select HAVE_VGA_TEXT_FRAMEBUFFER if MAINBOARD_DO_NATIVE_VGA_INIT
 
 config NORTHBRIDGE_INTEL_SUBTYPE_I945GC
 	def_bool n