diff --git a/src/soc/nvidia/tegra124/display.c b/src/soc/nvidia/tegra124/display.c
index 96d45e16c7..ba357fd245 100644
--- a/src/soc/nvidia/tegra124/display.c
+++ b/src/soc/nvidia/tegra124/display.c
@@ -308,6 +308,10 @@ void display_startup(device_t dev)
 	/* bringup dp */
 	dp_bringup(framebuffer_base_mb*MiB);
 
+	/* init frame buffer */
+	memset((void *)(framebuffer_base_mb*MiB), 0x00,
+			framebuffer_size_mb*MiB);
+
 	/* tell depthcharge ...
 	 */
 	struct edid edid;