diff --git a/drivers/char/vt.c b/drivers/char/vt.c
index fa1ffbf2c621a88aa231f1262a57bd470df97e9e..b8b2498f57af64af0314be6caa5bbe998c0fa7ea 100644
--- a/drivers/char/vt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/vt.c
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ static void update_attr(struct vc_data *vc)
 	              vc->vc_blink, vc->vc_underline,
 	              vc->vc_reverse ^ vc->vc_decscnm, vc->vc_italic);
 	vc->vc_video_erase_char = (build_attr(vc, vc->vc_color, 1, vc->vc_blink, 0, vc->vc_decscnm, 0) << 8) | ' ';
-	vc->vc_scrl_erase_char = (build_attr(vc, vc->vc_def_color, 1, false, false, false, false) << 8) | ' ';
+	vc->vc_scrl_erase_char = (build_attr(vc, vc->vc_def_color, 1, false, false, vc->vc_decscnm, false) << 8) | ' ';
 }
 
 /* Note: inverting the screen twice should revert to the original state */