diff --git a/drivers/auxdisplay/charlcd.c b/drivers/auxdisplay/charlcd.c
index 59f21401d6a9..ef10b5ca0e16 100644
--- a/drivers/auxdisplay/charlcd.c
+++ b/drivers/auxdisplay/charlcd.c
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ static void charlcd_print(struct charlcd *lcd, char c)
 
 	/* prevents the cursor from wrapping onto the next line */
 	if (lcd->addr.x == lcd->width)
-		lcd->ops->gotoxy(lcd);
+		lcd->ops->gotoxy(lcd, lcd->addr.x - 1, lcd->addr.y);
 }
 
 static void charlcd_clear_display(struct charlcd *lcd)
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ static inline int handle_lcd_special_code(struct charlcd *lcd)
 		/* restore cursor position */
 		lcd->addr.x = xs;
 		lcd->addr.y = ys;
-		lcd->ops->gotoxy(lcd);
+		lcd->ops->gotoxy(lcd, lcd->addr.x, lcd->addr.y);
 		processed = 1;
 		break;
 	}
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ static inline int handle_lcd_special_code(struct charlcd *lcd)
 
 		/* If the command is valid, move to the new address */
 		if (parse_xy(esc, &lcd->addr.x, &lcd->addr.y))
-			lcd->ops->gotoxy(lcd);
+			lcd->ops->gotoxy(lcd, lcd->addr.x, lcd->addr.y);
 
 		/* Regardless of its validity, mark as processed */
 		processed = 1;
@@ -407,12 +407,12 @@ static void charlcd_write_char(struct charlcd *lcd, char c)
 
 			lcd->addr.x = 0;
 			lcd->addr.y = (lcd->addr.y + 1) % lcd->height;
-			lcd->ops->gotoxy(lcd);
+			lcd->ops->gotoxy(lcd, lcd->addr.x, lcd->addr.y);
 			break;
 		case '\r':
 			/* go to the beginning of the same line */
 			lcd->addr.x = 0;
-			lcd->ops->gotoxy(lcd);
+			lcd->ops->gotoxy(lcd, lcd->addr.x, lcd->addr.y);
 			break;
 		case '\t':
 			/* print a space instead of the tab */
diff --git a/drivers/auxdisplay/charlcd.h b/drivers/auxdisplay/charlcd.h
index e7e9b12b1e99..eed80063a6d2 100644
--- a/drivers/auxdisplay/charlcd.h
+++ b/drivers/auxdisplay/charlcd.h
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ struct charlcd {
 struct charlcd_ops {
 	void (*backlight)(struct charlcd *lcd, enum charlcd_onoff on);
 	int (*print)(struct charlcd *lcd, int c);
-	int (*gotoxy)(struct charlcd *lcd);
+	int (*gotoxy)(struct charlcd *lcd, unsigned int x, unsigned int y);
 	int (*home)(struct charlcd *lcd);
 	int (*clear_display)(struct charlcd *lcd);
 	int (*init_display)(struct charlcd *lcd);
diff --git a/drivers/auxdisplay/hd44780_common.c b/drivers/auxdisplay/hd44780_common.c
index bd93a4d3367e..3934c2eebf33 100644
--- a/drivers/auxdisplay/hd44780_common.c
+++ b/drivers/auxdisplay/hd44780_common.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ int hd44780_common_print(struct charlcd *lcd, int c)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(hd44780_common_print);
 
-int hd44780_common_gotoxy(struct charlcd *lcd)
+int hd44780_common_gotoxy(struct charlcd *lcd, unsigned int x, unsigned int y)
 {
 	struct hd44780_common *hdc = lcd->drvdata;
 	unsigned int addr;
@@ -58,11 +58,10 @@ int hd44780_common_gotoxy(struct charlcd *lcd)
 	 * we force the cursor to stay at the end of the
 	 * line if it wants to go farther
 	 */
-	addr = lcd->addr.x < hdc->bwidth ? lcd->addr.x & (hdc->hwidth - 1)
-					  : hdc->bwidth - 1;
-	if (lcd->addr.y & 1)
+	addr = x < hdc->bwidth ? x & (hdc->hwidth - 1) : hdc->bwidth - 1;
+	if (y & 1)
 		addr += hdc->hwidth;
-	if (lcd->addr.y & 2)
+	if (y & 2)
 		addr += hdc->bwidth;
 	hdc->write_cmd(hdc, LCD_CMD_SET_DDRAM_ADDR | addr);
 	return 0;
@@ -71,9 +70,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(hd44780_common_gotoxy);
 
 int hd44780_common_home(struct charlcd *lcd)
 {
-	lcd->addr.x = 0;
-	lcd->addr.y = 0;
-	return hd44780_common_gotoxy(lcd);
+	return hd44780_common_gotoxy(lcd, 0, 0);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(hd44780_common_home);
 
@@ -341,7 +338,7 @@ int hd44780_common_redefine_char(struct charlcd *lcd, char *esc)
 		hdc->write_data(hdc, cgbytes[addr]);
 
 	/* ensures that we stop writing to CGRAM */
-	lcd->ops->gotoxy(lcd);
+	lcd->ops->gotoxy(lcd, lcd->addr.x, lcd->addr.y);
 	return 1;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(hd44780_common_redefine_char);
diff --git a/drivers/auxdisplay/hd44780_common.h b/drivers/auxdisplay/hd44780_common.h
index bc817d1610d4..a16aa8c29c99 100644
--- a/drivers/auxdisplay/hd44780_common.h
+++ b/drivers/auxdisplay/hd44780_common.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ struct hd44780_common {
 };
 
 int hd44780_common_print(struct charlcd *lcd, int c);
-int hd44780_common_gotoxy(struct charlcd *lcd);
+int hd44780_common_gotoxy(struct charlcd *lcd, unsigned int x, unsigned int y);
 int hd44780_common_home(struct charlcd *lcd);
 int hd44780_common_clear_display(struct charlcd *lcd);
 int hd44780_common_init_display(struct charlcd *lcd);