diff --git a/console.c b/console.c
index 6d0c1b3b6c..4bc16e8d1b 100644
--- a/console.c
+++ b/console.c
@@ -1067,8 +1067,13 @@ void console_select(unsigned int index)
     if (s) {
         DisplayState *ds = s->ds;
         active_console = s;
-        ds->surface = qemu_resize_displaysurface(ds->surface, s->g_width,
-                                                s->g_height, 32, 4 * s->g_width);
+        if (ds_get_bits_per_pixel(s->ds)) {
+            ds->surface = qemu_resize_displaysurface(ds->surface, s->g_width,
+                    s->g_height, 32, 4 * s->g_width);
+        } else {
+            s->ds->surface->width = s->width;
+            s->ds->surface->height = s->height;
+        }
         dpy_resize(s->ds);
         vga_hw_invalidate();
     }
@@ -1186,6 +1191,11 @@ void kbd_put_keysym(int keysym)
 static void text_console_invalidate(void *opaque)
 {
     TextConsole *s = (TextConsole *) opaque;
+    if (!ds_get_bits_per_pixel(s->ds) && s->console_type == TEXT_CONSOLE) {
+        s->g_width = ds_get_width(s->ds);
+        s->g_height = ds_get_height(s->ds);
+        text_console_resize(s);
+    }
     console_refresh(s);
 }
 
diff --git a/curses.c b/curses.c
index b3aa01192c..97ab412632 100644
--- a/curses.c
+++ b/curses.c
@@ -106,6 +106,8 @@ static void curses_resize(DisplayState *ds)
     gheight = ds_get_height(ds);
 
     curses_calc_pad();
+    ds->surface->width = width * FONT_WIDTH;
+    ds->surface->height = height * FONT_HEIGHT;
 }
 
 #ifndef _WIN32
@@ -367,7 +369,7 @@ void curses_display_init(DisplayState *ds, int full_screen)
     dcl->dpy_text_cursor = curses_cursor_position;
     register_displaychangelistener(ds, dcl);
     qemu_free_displaysurface(ds->surface);
-    ds->surface = qemu_create_displaysurface_from(80, 25, 0, 0, (uint8_t*) screen);
+    ds->surface = qemu_create_displaysurface_from(640, 400, 0, 0, (uint8_t*) screen);
 
     invalidate = 1;