* Sets the initial_[width|height] fields on the given vmw_private.
  *
  * It does so by reading SVGA_REG_[WIDTH|HEIGHT] regs and then
- * capping the value to fb_max_[width|height] fields and the
+ * clamping the value to fb_max_[width|height] fields and the
+ * VMW_MIN_INITIAL_[WIDTH|HEIGHT].
+ * If the values appear to be invalid, set them to
  * VMW_MIN_INITIAL_[WIDTH|HEIGHT].
  */
 static void vmw_get_initial_size(struct vmw_private *dev_priv)
        height = vmw_read(dev_priv, SVGA_REG_HEIGHT);
 
        width = max_t(uint32_t, width, VMW_MIN_INITIAL_WIDTH);
-       width = min_t(uint32_t, width, dev_priv->fb_max_width);
-
        height = max_t(uint32_t, height, VMW_MIN_INITIAL_HEIGHT);
-       height = min_t(uint32_t, height, dev_priv->fb_max_height);
+
+       if (width > dev_priv->fb_max_width ||
+           height > dev_priv->fb_max_height) {
+
+               /*
+                * This is a host error and shouldn't occur.
+                */
+
+               width = VMW_MIN_INITIAL_WIDTH;
+               height = VMW_MIN_INITIAL_HEIGHT;
+       }
 
        dev_priv->initial_width = width;
        dev_priv->initial_height = height;