diff --git a/diskimage_builder/elements/bootloader/README.rst b/diskimage_builder/elements/bootloader/README.rst
index 1c2aefc52..d0352a1ab 100644
--- a/diskimage_builder/elements/bootloader/README.rst
+++ b/diskimage_builder/elements/bootloader/README.rst
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Arguments
 
 * ``DIB_BOOTLOADER_DEFAULT_CMDLINE`` sets parameters that are appended
   to the ``GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT`` values in ``grub.cfg``
-  configuration. It defaults to ``nofb nomodeset vga=normal``.
+  configuration. It defaults to ``nofb nomodeset gfxpayload=text``.
 
 * ``DIB_BOOTLOADER_SERIAL_CONSOLE`` sets the serial device to be
   used as a console. It defaults to ``hvc0`` for PowerPC, 
diff --git a/diskimage_builder/elements/bootloader/cleanup.d/51-bootloader b/diskimage_builder/elements/bootloader/cleanup.d/51-bootloader
index 28e02b6a6..9d9773e4f 100755
--- a/diskimage_builder/elements/bootloader/cleanup.d/51-bootloader
+++ b/diskimage_builder/elements/bootloader/cleanup.d/51-bootloader
@@ -50,6 +50,6 @@ DEFAULT linux
 
 LABEL linux
     KERNEL /boot/$KERNEL
-    APPEND ro root=LABEL=${DIB_ROOT_LABEL} console=tty0 console=${SERIAL_CONSOLE} nofb nomodeset vga=normal
+    APPEND ro root=LABEL=${DIB_ROOT_LABEL} console=tty0 console=${SERIAL_CONSOLE} nofb nomodeset gfxpayload=text
     INITRD /boot/$RAMDISK
 _EOF_"
diff --git a/diskimage_builder/elements/bootloader/environment.d/10-bootloader-default-cmdline b/diskimage_builder/elements/bootloader/environment.d/10-bootloader-default-cmdline
index 2e474f921..a5176b80d 100644
--- a/diskimage_builder/elements/bootloader/environment.d/10-bootloader-default-cmdline
+++ b/diskimage_builder/elements/bootloader/environment.d/10-bootloader-default-cmdline
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-export DIB_BOOTLOADER_DEFAULT_CMDLINE=${DIB_BOOTLOADER_DEFAULT_CMDLINE:-"nofb nomodeset vga=normal"}
-export DIB_BOOTLOADER_SERIAL_CONSOLE=${DIB_BOOTLOADER_SERIAL_CONSOLE:-""}
\ No newline at end of file
+export DIB_BOOTLOADER_DEFAULT_CMDLINE=${DIB_BOOTLOADER_DEFAULT_CMDLINE:-"nofb nomodeset gfxpayload=text"}
+export DIB_BOOTLOADER_SERIAL_CONSOLE=${DIB_BOOTLOADER_SERIAL_CONSOLE:-""}