diff --git a/drivers/video/cfb_console.c b/drivers/video/cfb_console.c
index 6dbda0b9f956fe9b1379f6d3b3f9396f3a9c1558..8b5fe0ffda49fe9c7cec7b3259be4b5ac163bbba 100644
--- a/drivers/video/cfb_console.c
+++ b/drivers/video/cfb_console.c
@@ -2104,8 +2104,10 @@ static int cfg_video_init(void)
 	debug("Video: Drawing the logo ...\n");
 	video_console_address = video_logo();
 #else
-	video_console_address = video_fb_address;
-        video_drawstring(VIDEO_FONT_WIDTH, 0, (uchar *)version_string);
+	if (!board_cfb_skip()){
+		video_console_address = video_fb_address;
+		video_drawstring(VIDEO_FONT_WIDTH, 0, (uchar *)version_string);
+	}
 #endif
 
 	/* Initialize the console */