diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc512x/diu.c b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc512x/diu.c
index f8d19a0a1f802769dac9e60289417a8161d217cb..1cce6a233cc10d06350d4735fb8166a2f65aae31 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc512x/diu.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc512x/diu.c
@@ -179,18 +179,4 @@ void *video_hw_init(void)
 	return (void *)pGD;
 }
 
-/**
-  * Set the LUT
-  *
-  * @index: color number
-  * @r: red
-  * @b: blue
-  * @g: green
-  */
-void video_set_lut
-	(unsigned int index, unsigned char r, unsigned char g, unsigned char b)
-{
-	return;
-}
-
 #endif /* defined(CONFIG_VIDEO) || defined(CONFIG_CFB_CONSOLE) */
diff --git a/board/freescale/mpc8610hpcd/mpc8610hpcd_diu.c b/board/freescale/mpc8610hpcd/mpc8610hpcd_diu.c
index 94fb1ebf8f8604c4f1d7fc5fd3ae7183451d3d98..a7b7f45458436dad78ef8dc6f6c9b43ba533ca46 100644
--- a/board/freescale/mpc8610hpcd/mpc8610hpcd_diu.c
+++ b/board/freescale/mpc8610hpcd/mpc8610hpcd_diu.c
@@ -183,15 +183,6 @@ void *video_hw_init(void)
 	return (void *)pGD;
 }
 
-void video_set_lut (unsigned int index,	/* color number */
-		    unsigned char r,	/* red */
-		    unsigned char g,	/* green */
-		    unsigned char b	/* blue */
-		    )
-{
-	return;
-}
-
 #endif /* defined(CONFIG_VIDEO) || defined(CONFIG_CFB_CONSOLE) */
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_FSL_DIU_FB */
diff --git a/drivers/video/cfb_console.c b/drivers/video/cfb_console.c
index d1f47c9157130a20678199d72e30a4c1c57c3004..96d52fbaea1c1bd299e8b4bc8a813d15669e6796 100644
--- a/drivers/video/cfb_console.c
+++ b/drivers/video/cfb_console.c
@@ -749,6 +749,18 @@ void video_puts (const char *s)
 
 /*****************************************************************************/
 
+/*
+ * Do not enforce drivers (or board code) to provide empty
+ * video_set_lut() if they do not support 8 bpp format.
+ * Implement weak default function instead.
+ */
+void __video_set_lut (unsigned int index, unsigned char r,
+		      unsigned char g, unsigned char b)
+{
+}
+void video_set_lut (unsigned int, unsigned char, unsigned char, unsigned char)
+			__attribute__((weak, alias("__video_set_lut")));
+
 #if defined(CONFIG_CMD_BMP) || defined(CONFIG_SPLASH_SCREEN)
 
 #define FILL_8BIT_332RGB(r,g,b)	{			\
diff --git a/drivers/video/sm501.c b/drivers/video/sm501.c
index 283d2d969c9a9149a5c4f6836005d9999ccfbf4d..8c963162db8d93545ab16eded13efe4270d4a32b 100644
--- a/drivers/video/sm501.c
+++ b/drivers/video/sm501.c
@@ -131,16 +131,3 @@ void *video_hw_init (void)
 
 	return (&sm501);
 }
-
-/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- * video_set_lut --
- *-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- */
-void video_set_lut (
-	unsigned int index,           /* color number */
-	unsigned char r,              /* red */
-	unsigned char g,              /* green */
-	unsigned char b               /* blue */
-	)
-{
-}