diff --git a/drivers/staging/vboxvideo/vbox_drv.h b/drivers/staging/vboxvideo/vbox_drv.h
index 4b9302703b36..eeac4f0cb2c6 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vboxvideo/vbox_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/vboxvideo/vbox_drv.h
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ struct vbox_connector {
 	char name[32];
 	struct vbox_crtc *vbox_crtc;
 	struct {
-		u16 width;
-		u16 height;
+		u32 width;
+		u32 height;
 		bool disconnected;
 	} mode_hint;
 };
@@ -150,8 +150,8 @@ struct vbox_crtc {
 	unsigned int crtc_id;
 	u32 fb_offset;
 	bool cursor_enabled;
-	u16 x_hint;
-	u16 y_hint;
+	u32 x_hint;
+	u32 y_hint;
 };
 
 struct vbox_encoder {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/vboxvideo/vbox_irq.c b/drivers/staging/vboxvideo/vbox_irq.c
index 3ca8bec62ac4..74abdf02d9fd 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vboxvideo/vbox_irq.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/vboxvideo/vbox_irq.c
@@ -150,8 +150,8 @@ static void vbox_update_mode_hints(struct vbox_private *vbox)
 
 		disconnected = !(hints->enabled);
 		crtc_id = vbox_conn->vbox_crtc->crtc_id;
-		vbox_conn->mode_hint.width = hints->cx & 0x8fff;
-		vbox_conn->mode_hint.height = hints->cy & 0x8fff;
+		vbox_conn->mode_hint.width = hints->cx;
+		vbox_conn->mode_hint.height = hints->cy;
 		vbox_conn->vbox_crtc->x_hint = hints->dx;
 		vbox_conn->vbox_crtc->y_hint = hints->dy;
 		vbox_conn->mode_hint.disconnected = disconnected;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/vboxvideo/vbox_mode.c b/drivers/staging/vboxvideo/vbox_mode.c
index 257a77830410..6f08dc966719 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vboxvideo/vbox_mode.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/vboxvideo/vbox_mode.c
@@ -553,12 +553,22 @@ static int vbox_get_modes(struct drm_connector *connector)
 		++num_modes;
 	}
 	vbox_set_edid(connector, preferred_width, preferred_height);
-	drm_object_property_set_value(
-		&connector->base, vbox->dev->mode_config.suggested_x_property,
-		vbox_connector->vbox_crtc->x_hint);
-	drm_object_property_set_value(
-		&connector->base, vbox->dev->mode_config.suggested_y_property,
-		vbox_connector->vbox_crtc->y_hint);
+
+	if (vbox_connector->vbox_crtc->x_hint != -1)
+		drm_object_property_set_value(&connector->base,
+			vbox->dev->mode_config.suggested_x_property,
+			vbox_connector->vbox_crtc->x_hint);
+	else
+		drm_object_property_set_value(&connector->base,
+			vbox->dev->mode_config.suggested_x_property, 0);
+
+	if (vbox_connector->vbox_crtc->y_hint != -1)
+		drm_object_property_set_value(&connector->base,
+			vbox->dev->mode_config.suggested_y_property,
+			vbox_connector->vbox_crtc->y_hint);
+	else
+		drm_object_property_set_value(&connector->base,
+			vbox->dev->mode_config.suggested_y_property, 0);
 
 	return num_modes;
 }
@@ -640,9 +650,9 @@ static int vbox_connector_init(struct drm_device *dev,
 
 	drm_mode_create_suggested_offset_properties(dev);
 	drm_object_attach_property(&connector->base,
-				   dev->mode_config.suggested_x_property, -1);
+				   dev->mode_config.suggested_x_property, 0);
 	drm_object_attach_property(&connector->base,
-				   dev->mode_config.suggested_y_property, -1);
+				   dev->mode_config.suggested_y_property, 0);
 	drm_connector_register(connector);
 
 	drm_mode_connector_attach_encoder(connector, encoder);