diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index b28884685..fd42e63ce 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -746,7 +746,7 @@ CheckDirectFB()
                 AC_MSG_ERROR([*** pkg-config too old; version 0.5 or better required.])
             fi
 
-            DIRECTFB_REQUIRED_VERSION=0.9.7
+            DIRECTFB_REQUIRED_VERSION=0.9.8
 
             if $PKG_CONFIG --atleast-version $DIRECTFB_REQUIRED_VERSION directfb ; then
                 DIRECTFB_CFLAGS=`$PKG_CONFIG --cflags directfb`
diff --git a/src/video/directfb/SDL_DirectFB_video.c b/src/video/directfb/SDL_DirectFB_video.c
index 0a4da6b0a..8050eb00a 100644
--- a/src/video/directfb/SDL_DirectFB_video.c
+++ b/src/video/directfb/SDL_DirectFB_video.c
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ static int DFBToSDLPixelFormat (DFBSurfacePixelFormat pixelformat, SDL_PixelForm
       return -1;
     }
 
-  format->BitsPerPixel = BITS_PER_PIXEL(pixelformat);
+  format->BitsPerPixel = DFB_BITS_PER_PIXEL(pixelformat);
 
   return 0;
 }