Index: hw/xfree86/common/xf86AutoConfig.c
===================================================================
--- hw/xfree86/common/xf86AutoConfig.c.orig
+++ hw/xfree86/common/xf86AutoConfig.c
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ listPossibleVideoDrivers(char *matches[]
     /* Fallback to platform default hardware */
     if (i < (nmatches - 1)) {
 #if defined(__i386__) || defined(__amd64__) || defined(__hurd__)
-        matches[i++] = xnfstrdup("vesa");
+        matches[i++] = xnfstrdup("fbdev");
 #elif defined(__sparc__) && !defined(sun)
         matches[i++] = xnfstrdup("sunffb");
 #endif
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ listPossibleVideoDrivers(char *matches[]
 #if !defined(__linux__) && defined(__sparc__)
         matches[i++] = xnfstrdup("wsfb");
 #else
-        matches[i++] = xnfstrdup("fbdev");
+        matches[i++] = xnfstrdup("vesa");
 #endif
     }
 #endif                          /* !sun */