diff --git a/drivers/video/gbefb.c b/drivers/video/gbefb.c
index 1a83709..f67db42 100644
--- a/drivers/video/gbefb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/gbefb.c
@@ -1147,7 +1147,7 @@ static int __init gbefb_probe(struct platform_device *p_dev)
 	gbefb_setup(options);
 #endif
 
-	if (!request_region(GBE_BASE, sizeof(struct sgi_gbe), "GBE")) {
+	if (!request_mem_region(GBE_BASE, sizeof(struct sgi_gbe), "GBE")) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "gbefb: couldn't reserve mmio region\n");
 		ret = -EBUSY;
 		goto out_release_framebuffer;