diff --git a/src/driver/fb_accel.cpp b/src/driver/fb_accel.cpp
index d8391ab34..ba8e052ce 100644
--- a/src/driver/fb_accel.cpp
+++ b/src/driver/fb_accel.cpp
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ void CFbAccel::paintBoxRel(const int x, const int y, const int dx, const int dy,
 void CFbAccel::paintRect(const int x, const int y, const int dx, const int dy, const fb_pixel_t col)
 {
 	int line = 0;
-	int swidth = stride / sizeof(fb_pixel_t);
 	fb_pixel_t *fbp = getFrameBufferPointer() + (swidth * y);
 	int pos;
 	while (line < dy)
diff --git a/src/driver/fb_accel_cs_hd1.cpp b/src/driver/fb_accel_cs_hd1.cpp
index ca6bbb296..2672dfd58 100644
--- a/src/driver/fb_accel_cs_hd1.cpp
+++ b/src/driver/fb_accel_cs_hd1.cpp
@@ -346,6 +346,7 @@ int CFbAccelCSHD1::setMode(unsigned int, unsigned int, unsigned int)
 		return -1;
 	}
 	stride = _fix.line_length;
+	swidth = stride / sizeof(fb_pixel_t);
 	if (ioctl(fd, FBIOBLANK, FB_BLANK_UNBLANK) < 0)
 		printf("screen unblanking failed\n");
 	xRes = screeninfo.xres;
@@ -355,7 +356,7 @@ int CFbAccelCSHD1::setMode(unsigned int, unsigned int, unsigned int)
 	int needmem = stride * yRes * 2;
 	if (available >= needmem)
 	{
-		backbuffer = lfb + stride / sizeof(fb_pixel_t) * yRes;
+		backbuffer = lfb + swidth * yRes;
 		return 0;
 	}
 	fprintf(stderr, LOGTAG "not enough FB memory (have %d, need %d)\n", available, needmem);
diff --git a/src/driver/fb_accel_cs_hd2.cpp b/src/driver/fb_accel_cs_hd2.cpp
index 538fba927..b801a37ff 100644
--- a/src/driver/fb_accel_cs_hd2.cpp
+++ b/src/driver/fb_accel_cs_hd2.cpp
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ int CFbAccelCSHD2::setMode(unsigned int, unsigned int, unsigned int)
 		return -1;
 	}
 	stride = _fix.line_length;
+	swidth = stride / sizeof(fb_pixel_t);
 	if (ioctl(fd, FBIOBLANK, FB_BLANK_UNBLANK) < 0)
 		printf("screen unblanking failed\n");
 	xRes = screeninfo.xres;
@@ -225,7 +226,7 @@ int CFbAccelCSHD2::setMode(unsigned int, unsigned int, unsigned int)
 	int needmem = stride * yRes * 2;
 	if (available >= needmem)
 	{
-		backbuffer = lfb + stride / sizeof(fb_pixel_t) * yRes;
+		backbuffer = lfb + swidth * yRes;
 		return 0;
 	}
 	fprintf(stderr, LOGTAG "not enough FB memory (have %d, need %d)\n", available, needmem);
diff --git a/src/driver/fb_accel_glfb.cpp b/src/driver/fb_accel_glfb.cpp
index f6784c48f..cc4054258 100644
--- a/src/driver/fb_accel_glfb.cpp
+++ b/src/driver/fb_accel_glfb.cpp
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ void CFbAccelGLFB::init(const char *)
 	}
 	screeninfo = glfb->getScreenInfo();
 	stride = 4 * screeninfo.xres;
+	swidth = screeninfo.xres;
 	available = glfb->getOSDBuffer()->size(); /* allocated in glfb constructor */
 	lbb = lfb = reinterpret_cast<fb_pixel_t*>(glfb->getOSDBuffer()->data());
 
@@ -135,7 +136,7 @@ int CFbAccelGLFB::setMode(unsigned int, unsigned int, unsigned int)
 	int needmem = stride * yRes * 2;
 	if (available >= needmem)
 	{
-		backbuffer = lfb + stride / sizeof(fb_pixel_t) * yRes;
+		backbuffer = lfb + swidth * yRes;
 		return 0;
 	}
 	fprintf(stderr, LOGTAG " not enough FB memory (have %d, need %d)\n", available, needmem);
diff --git a/src/driver/fb_accel_sti.cpp b/src/driver/fb_accel_sti.cpp
index 446fc3828..dfe0ac5c3 100644
--- a/src/driver/fb_accel_sti.cpp
+++ b/src/driver/fb_accel_sti.cpp
@@ -512,6 +512,7 @@ int CFbAccelSTi::setMode(unsigned int, unsigned int, unsigned int)
 	yRes = screeninfo.yres = screeninfo.yres_virtual = DEFAULT_YRES;
 	bpp  = screeninfo.bits_per_pixel = DEFAULT_BPP;
 	stride = screeninfo.xres * screeninfo.bits_per_pixel / 8;
+	swidth = screeninfo.xres;
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/driver/fb_accel_td.cpp b/src/driver/fb_accel_td.cpp
index 7033ed0bc..7ecc562c2 100644
--- a/src/driver/fb_accel_td.cpp
+++ b/src/driver/fb_accel_td.cpp
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ void CFbAccelTD::init(const char *)
 	lbb = lfb;	/* the memory area to draw to... */
 	available = fix.smem_len;
 	stride = fix.line_length;
+	swidth = stride / sizeof(fb_pixel_t);
 	xRes = screeninfo.xres;
 	yRes = screeninfo.yres;
 	bpp  = screeninfo.bits_per_pixel;
@@ -169,7 +170,7 @@ int CFbAccelTD::setMode(unsigned int, unsigned int, unsigned int)
 	int needmem = stride * yRes * 2;
 	if (available >= needmem)
 	{
-		backbuffer = lfb + stride / sizeof(fb_pixel_t) * yRes;
+		backbuffer = lfb + swidth * yRes;
 		return 0;
 	}
 	fprintf(stderr, LOGTAG " not enough FB memory (have %d, need %d)\n", available, needmem);
diff --git a/src/driver/fb_generic.cpp b/src/driver/fb_generic.cpp
index 7f49122b6..ef000297f 100644
--- a/src/driver/fb_generic.cpp
+++ b/src/driver/fb_generic.cpp
@@ -340,6 +340,7 @@ int CFrameBuffer::setMode(unsigned int /*nxRes*/, unsigned int /*nyRes*/, unsign
 	}
 
 	stride = _fix.line_length;
+	swidth = stride / sizeof(fb_pixel_t);
 	printf("FB: %dx%dx%d line length %d. %s accelerator.\n", xRes, yRes, bpp, stride,
 		"Not using graphics"
 	);
@@ -623,7 +624,6 @@ void CFrameBuffer::paintBoxRel(const int x, const int y, const int dx, const int
 			line++;
 		}
 	} else {
-		int swidth = stride / sizeof(fb_pixel_t);
 		fb_pixel_t *fbp = getFrameBufferPointer() + (swidth * y);
 		int line = 0;
 		while (line < dy) {
@@ -934,7 +934,7 @@ void CFrameBuffer::paintPixel(const int x, const int y, const fb_pixel_t col)
 		return;
 
 	fb_pixel_t * pos = getFrameBufferPointer();
-	pos += (stride / sizeof(fb_pixel_t)) * y;
+	pos += swidth * y;
 	pos += x;
 
 	*pos = col;
@@ -1680,7 +1680,6 @@ void CFrameBuffer::blitBox2FB(const fb_pixel_t* boxBuf, uint32_t width, uint32_t
 	uint32_t xc = (width > xRes) ? (uint32_t)xRes : width;
 	uint32_t yc = (height > yRes) ? (uint32_t)yRes : height;
 
-	uint32_t swidth = stride / sizeof(fb_pixel_t);
 	fb_pixel_t *fbp = getFrameBufferPointer() + (swidth * yoff);
 	fb_pixel_t* data = (fb_pixel_t*)boxBuf;
 
diff --git a/src/driver/fb_generic.h b/src/driver/fb_generic.h
index dfc13e773..44bd4f764 100644
--- a/src/driver/fb_generic.h
+++ b/src/driver/fb_generic.h
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ class CFrameBuffer : public sigc::trackable
 		fb_pixel_t      backgroundColor;
 		std::string     backgroundFilename;
 		bool            useBackgroundPaint;
-		unsigned int	xRes, yRes, stride, bpp;
+		unsigned int	xRes, yRes, stride, swidth, bpp;
 		t_fb_var_screeninfo screeninfo;
 		fb_cmap cmap;
 		__u16 red[256], green[256], blue[256], trans[256];