diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv04_fbcon.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv04_fbcon.c
index 8f715feadf56..f90568327468 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv04_fbcon.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv04_fbcon.c
@@ -107,11 +107,11 @@ nv04_fbcon_imageblit(struct fb_info *info, const struct fb_image *image)
 			 ((image->dx + image->width) & 0xffff));
 	OUT_RING(chan, bg);
 	OUT_RING(chan, fg);
-	OUT_RING(chan, (image->height << 16) | image->width);
+	OUT_RING(chan, (image->height << 16) | ALIGN(image->width, 8));
 	OUT_RING(chan, (image->height << 16) | image->width);
 	OUT_RING(chan, (image->dy << 16) | (image->dx & 0xffff));
 
-	dsize = ALIGN(image->width * image->height, 32) >> 5;
+	dsize = ALIGN(ALIGN(image->width, 8) * image->height, 32) >> 5;
 	while (dsize) {
 		int iter_len = dsize > 128 ? 128 : dsize;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_fbcon.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_fbcon.c
index a4e259a00430..c8e096533f60 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_fbcon.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_fbcon.c
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ nv50_fbcon_imageblit(struct fb_info *info, const struct fb_image *image)
 	OUT_RING(chan, 0);
 	OUT_RING(chan, image->dy);
 
-	dwords = ALIGN(image->width * image->height, 32) >> 5;
+	dwords = ALIGN(ALIGN(image->width, 8) * image->height, 32) >> 5;
 	while (dwords) {
 		int push = dwords > 2047 ? 2047 : dwords;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvc0_fbcon.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvc0_fbcon.c
index f28315e865a5..22d32578dafd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvc0_fbcon.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvc0_fbcon.c
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ nvc0_fbcon_imageblit(struct fb_info *info, const struct fb_image *image)
 	OUT_RING  (chan, 0);
 	OUT_RING  (chan, image->dy);
 
-	dwords = ALIGN(image->width * image->height, 32) >> 5;
+	dwords = ALIGN(ALIGN(image->width, 8) * image->height, 32) >> 5;
 	while (dwords) {
 		int push = dwords > 2047 ? 2047 : dwords;