--- a/advance/linux/vfb.c	2018-03-10 10:38:17.000000000 -0600
+++ b/advance/linux/vfb.c	2018-03-10 13:55:40.977788463 -0600
@@ -859,6 +859,7 @@
 	}
 
 	/* set the preferred bit depth */
+/*
 	switch (fb_state.varinfo.bits_per_pixel) {
 	case 16:
 		if ((fb_state.flags & VIDEO_DRIVER_FLAGS_MODE_BGR16) != 0)
@@ -873,6 +874,9 @@
 			fb_state.flags |= VIDEO_DRIVER_FLAGS_DEFAULT_BGR32;
 		break;
 	}
+*/
+/* force 16bit for EmuELEC */
+			fb_state.flags |= VIDEO_DRIVER_FLAGS_DEFAULT_BGR16;
 
 	log_std(("video:fb: size %ux%u\n", target_size_x(), target_size_y()));
 	log_std(("video:fb: aspect %ux%u\n", target_aspect_x(), target_aspect_y()));