diff --git a/projects/WeTek_Core/initramfs/platform_init b/projects/WeTek_Core/initramfs/platform_init
index 13a2303373..c83a0f5b76 100755
--- a/projects/WeTek_Core/initramfs/platform_init
+++ b/projects/WeTek_Core/initramfs/platform_init
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ echo 1 > /sys/class/graphics/fb1/blank
 # Disable framebuffer scaling
 echo 0 > /sys/class/graphics/fb0/free_scale
 
+# set initial video state
+echo 1 > /sys/class/video/disable_video
+
 # Set framebuffer geometry to match the resolution
 case "$hdmimode" in
   720*)
diff --git a/projects/WeTek_Play/initramfs/platform_init b/projects/WeTek_Play/initramfs/platform_init
index 5e32a6847f..f1adf38fe3 100755
--- a/projects/WeTek_Play/initramfs/platform_init
+++ b/projects/WeTek_Play/initramfs/platform_init
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ echo 0 > /sys/class/graphics/fb0/blank
 # Disable framebuffer scaling
 echo 0 > /sys/class/graphics/fb0/free_scale
 
+# set initial video state
+echo 1 > /sys/class/video/disable_video
+
 # Set framebuffer geometry to match the resolution
 case "$hdmimode" in
   720*)