diff --git a/graphics/vesad/src/framebuffer.rs b/graphics/vesad/src/framebuffer.rs
index a3ca0ba769..5e1da0d04b 100644
--- a/graphics/vesad/src/framebuffer.rs
+++ b/graphics/vesad/src/framebuffer.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
-use std::{ptr, slice};
+use std::ptr;
+
+use syscall::PAGE_SIZE;
 
 pub struct FrameBuffer {
+    pub onscreen: *mut [u32],
     pub phys: usize,
     pub width: usize,
     pub height: usize,
@@ -8,8 +11,25 @@ pub struct FrameBuffer {
 }
 
 impl FrameBuffer {
-    pub fn new(phys: usize, width: usize, height: usize, stride: usize) -> Self {
+    pub unsafe fn new(phys: usize, width: usize, height: usize, stride: usize) -> Self {
+        let size = stride * height;
+        let virt = common::physmap(
+            phys,
+            size * 4,
+            common::Prot {
+                read: true,
+                write: true,
+            },
+            common::MemoryType::WriteCombining,
+        )
+        .expect("vesad: failed to map framebuffer") as *mut u32;
+        //TODO: should we clear the framebuffer here?
+        ptr::write_bytes(virt, 0, size);
+
+        let onscreen = ptr::slice_from_raw_parts_mut(virt, size);
+
         Self {
+            onscreen,
             phys,
             width,
             height,
@@ -17,7 +37,7 @@ impl FrameBuffer {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn parse(var: &str) -> Option<Self> {
+    pub unsafe fn parse(var: &str) -> Option<Self> {
         fn parse_number(part: &str) -> Option<usize> {
             let (start, radix) = if part.starts_with("0x") {
                 (2, 16)
@@ -41,20 +61,35 @@ impl FrameBuffer {
         Some(Self::new(phys, width, height, stride))
     }
 
-    pub unsafe fn map(&mut self) -> syscall::Result<&'static mut [u32]> {
-        let size = self.stride * self.height;
-        let virt = common::physmap(
-            self.phys,
-            size * 4,
-            common::Prot {
-                read: true,
-                write: true,
-            },
-            common::MemoryType::WriteCombining,
-        )? as *mut u32;
-        //TODO: should we clear the framebuffer here?
-        ptr::write_bytes(virt, 0, size);
+    pub unsafe fn resize(&mut self, width: usize, height: usize, stride: usize) {
+        // Unmap old onscreen
+        unsafe {
+            let slice = self.onscreen;
+            libredox::call::munmap(slice.cast(), (slice.len() * 4).next_multiple_of(PAGE_SIZE))
+                .expect("vesad: failed to unmap framebuffer");
+        }
 
-        Ok(slice::from_raw_parts_mut(virt, size))
+        // Map new onscreen
+        self.onscreen = unsafe {
+            let size = stride * height;
+            let onscreen_ptr = common::physmap(
+                self.phys,
+                size * 4,
+                common::Prot {
+                    read: true,
+                    write: true,
+                },
+                common::MemoryType::WriteCombining,
+            )
+            .expect("vesad: failed to map framebuffer") as *mut u32;
+            ptr::write_bytes(onscreen_ptr, 0, size);
+
+            ptr::slice_from_raw_parts_mut(onscreen_ptr, size)
+        };
+
+        // Update size
+        self.width = width;
+        self.height = height;
+        self.stride = stride;
     }
 }
diff --git a/graphics/vesad/src/main.rs b/graphics/vesad/src/main.rs
index 54e257ebd5..bb2bcc6985 100644
--- a/graphics/vesad/src/main.rs
+++ b/graphics/vesad/src/main.rs
@@ -54,12 +54,12 @@ fn main() {
         return;
     }
 
-    let mut framebuffers = vec![FrameBuffer::new(phys, width, height, stride)];
+    let mut framebuffers = vec![unsafe { FrameBuffer::new(phys, width, height, stride) }];
 
     //TODO: ideal maximum number of outputs?
     for i in 1..1024 {
         match env::var(&format!("FRAMEBUFFER{}", i)) {
-            Ok(var) => match FrameBuffer::parse(&var) {
+            Ok(var) => match unsafe { FrameBuffer::parse(&var) } {
                 Some(fb) => {
                     println!(
                         "vesad: framebuffer {}: {}x{} stride {} at 0x{:X}",
diff --git a/graphics/vesad/src/scheme.rs b/graphics/vesad/src/scheme.rs
index 1db03b05f9..c5221f95c3 100644
--- a/graphics/vesad/src/scheme.rs
+++ b/graphics/vesad/src/scheme.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 use std::collections::BTreeMap;
-use std::{mem, ptr, slice, str};
+use std::str;
 
-use syscall::{
-    Error, EventFlags, MapFlags, Result, SchemeMut, EBADF, EINVAL, ENOENT, O_NONBLOCK, PAGE_SIZE,
-};
+use syscall::{Error, EventFlags, MapFlags, Result, SchemeMut, EBADF, EINVAL, ENOENT, O_NONBLOCK};
 
 use crate::{framebuffer::FrameBuffer, screen::GraphicScreen};
 
@@ -43,7 +41,7 @@ impl DisplayScheme {
 
         let mut onscreens = Vec::new();
         for fb in framebuffers.iter_mut() {
-            onscreens.push(unsafe { fb.map().expect("vesad: failed to map framebuffer") });
+            onscreens.push(unsafe { &mut *fb.onscreen });
         }
 
         let mut vts = BTreeMap::<VtIndex, BTreeMap<ScreenIndex, GraphicScreen>>::new();
@@ -96,39 +94,11 @@ impl DisplayScheme {
             fb_i, width, height, stride
         );
 
-        // Unmap old onscreen
         unsafe {
-            let slice = mem::take(&mut self.onscreens[fb_i]);
-            libredox::call::munmap(
-                slice.as_mut_ptr().cast(),
-                (slice.len() * 4).next_multiple_of(PAGE_SIZE),
-            )
-            .expect("vesad: failed to unmap framebuffer");
+            self.framebuffers[fb_i].resize(width, height, stride);
+            self.onscreens[fb_i] = &mut *self.framebuffers[fb_i].onscreen;
         }
 
-        // Map new onscreen
-        self.onscreens[fb_i] = unsafe {
-            let size = stride * height;
-            let onscreen_ptr = common::physmap(
-                self.framebuffers[fb_i].phys,
-                size * 4,
-                common::Prot {
-                    read: true,
-                    write: true,
-                },
-                common::MemoryType::WriteCombining,
-            )
-            .expect("vesad: failed to map framebuffer") as *mut u32;
-            ptr::write_bytes(onscreen_ptr, 0, size);
-
-            slice::from_raw_parts_mut(onscreen_ptr, size)
-        };
-
-        // Update size
-        self.framebuffers[fb_i].width = width;
-        self.framebuffers[fb_i].height = height;
-        self.framebuffers[fb_i].stride = stride;
-
         // Resize screens
         for (vt_i, screens) in self.vts.iter_mut() {
             for (screen_i, screen) in screens.iter_mut() {