diff --git a/cfg-mplayer.h b/cfg-mplayer.h
index e01ddac08a..ddc96b67a4 100644
--- a/cfg-mplayer.h
+++ b/cfg-mplayer.h
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ struct config conf[]={
 	{"dsp", &dsp, CONF_TYPE_STRING, 0, 0, 0},
 #ifdef HAVE_FBDEV
 	{"fb", &fb_dev_name, CONF_TYPE_STRING, 0, 0, 0},
+	{"fbmode", &fb_mode_name, CONF_TYPE_STRING, 0, 0, 0},
+	{"fbmodeconfig", &fb_mode_cfgfile, CONF_TYPE_STRING, 0, 0, 0},
 #endif
 	{"encode", &encode_name, CONF_TYPE_STRING, 0, 0, 0},
 	{"sub", &sub_name, CONF_TYPE_STRING, 0, 0, 0},
diff --git a/mplayer.c b/mplayer.c
index 4305e5f3a7..ecc7555d75 100644
--- a/mplayer.c
+++ b/mplayer.c
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ XMM_PluginSound *pSound=NULL;
 
 #ifdef HAVE_FBDEV
 extern char *fb_dev_name;
+extern char *fb_mode_cfgfile;
+extern char *fb_mode_name;
 #endif
 
 extern int vo_screenwidth;