diff --git a/libvo/vo_fbdev.c b/libvo/vo_fbdev.c
index be694b91fd..79e8fccbce 100644
--- a/libvo/vo_fbdev.c
+++ b/libvo/vo_fbdev.c
@@ -1150,5 +1150,35 @@ static uint32_t control(uint32_t request, void *data, ...)
   case VOCTRL_QUERY_FORMAT:
     return query_format(*((uint32_t*)data));
   }
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_VIDIX
+  if (vidix_name) {
+      switch (request) {
+      case VOCTRL_SET_EQUALIZER:
+	  {
+	      va_list ap;
+	      int value;
+	      
+	      va_start(ap, data);
+	      value = va_arg(ap, int);
+	      va_end(ap);
+	      
+	      return vidix_control(request, data, (int *)value);
+         }
+      case VOCTRL_GET_EQUALIZER:
+	  {
+	      va_list ap;
+	      int *value;
+	      
+	      va_start(ap, data);
+	      value = va_arg(ap, int*);
+	      va_end(ap);
+	      
+	      return vidix_control(request, data, value);
+	  }
+      }
+  }
+#endif
+
   return VO_NOTIMPL;
 }