diff --git a/arch/x86/cpu/qemu/Kconfig b/arch/x86/cpu/qemu/Kconfig
index aa329b0dab..f8f2f64730 100644
--- a/arch/x86/cpu/qemu/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/cpu/qemu/Kconfig
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ config QEMU
 	imply SYS_NS16550
 	imply USB
 	imply USB_EHCI_HCD
-	imply VIDEO_BOCHS
+	imply VIDEO_VESA
 
 if QEMU
 
diff --git a/configs/qemu-x86_64_defconfig b/configs/qemu-x86_64_defconfig
index 9cf38a5c69..c6f30674a8 100644
--- a/configs/qemu-x86_64_defconfig
+++ b/configs/qemu-x86_64_defconfig
@@ -84,6 +84,10 @@ CONFIG_SPL_DM_RTC=y
 CONFIG_SYS_NS16550_PORT_MAPPED=y
 CONFIG_SPI=y
 CONFIG_USB_KEYBOARD=y
+CONFIG_SPL_VIDEO=y
+CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_SET_VESA_MODE=y
+CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_VESA_MODE_USER=y
+CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_VESA_MODE=0x144
 CONFIG_CONSOLE_SCROLL_LINES=5
 # CONFIG_SPL_USE_TINY_PRINTF is not set
 CONFIG_GENERATE_ACPI_TABLE=y
diff --git a/configs/qemu-x86_defconfig b/configs/qemu-x86_defconfig
index 95a6ff9ae7..56788cd185 100644
--- a/configs/qemu-x86_defconfig
+++ b/configs/qemu-x86_defconfig
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ CONFIG_NVME_PCI=y
 CONFIG_SYS_NS16550_PORT_MAPPED=y
 CONFIG_SPI=y
 CONFIG_USB_KEYBOARD=y
+CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_SET_VESA_MODE=y
+CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_VESA_MODE_USER=y
+CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_VESA_MODE=0x144
 CONFIG_CONSOLE_SCROLL_LINES=5
 CONFIG_GENERATE_ACPI_TABLE=y
 # CONFIG_GZIP is not set