diff --git a/stand/efi/libefi/efi_console.c b/stand/efi/libefi/efi_console.c
index 8cfb1a748a73..de4c26b2fd72 100644
--- a/stand/efi/libefi/efi_console.c
+++ b/stand/efi/libefi/efi_console.c
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ color_name_to_teken(const char *name, int *val)
 		*val = TC_GREEN | light;
 		return (true);
 	}
-	if (strcasecmp(name, "brown") == 0) {
+	if (strcasecmp(name, "yellow") == 0 || strcasecmp(name, "brown") == 0) {
 		*val = TC_BROWN | light;
 		return (true);
 	}
diff --git a/stand/i386/libi386/vidconsole.c b/stand/i386/libi386/vidconsole.c
index 3a6cba8f1561..4f1f22234dc3 100644
--- a/stand/i386/libi386/vidconsole.c
+++ b/stand/i386/libi386/vidconsole.c
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ color_name_to_teken(const char *name, int *val)
 		*val = TC_GREEN | light;
 		return (true);
 	}
-	if (strcasecmp(name, "brown") == 0) {
+	if (strcasecmp(name, "yellow") == 0 || strcasecmp(name, "brown") == 0) {
 		*val = TC_BROWN | light;
 		return (true);
 	}