--- a/util/grub.d/10_linux.in
+++ b/util/grub.d/10_linux.in
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
   # FIXME: We need an interface to select vesafb in case efifb can't be used.
   if [ "x$GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX" = x ]; then
       echo "	load_video" | sed "s/^/$submenu_indentation/"
-      if grep -qx "CONFIG_FB_EFI=y" "${config}" 2> /dev/null \
+      if grep -qx "CONFIG_\(FB_EFI\|SYSFB_SIMPLEFB\)=y" "${config}" 2> /dev/null \
 	  && grep -qx "CONFIG_VT_HW_CONSOLE_BINDING=y" "${config}" 2> /dev/null; then
 	  echo "	set gfxpayload=keep" | sed "s/^/$submenu_indentation/"
       fi