diff --git a/drivers/display_sony-newman.cpp b/drivers/display_sony-newman.cpp
index a9b0cbd055fae77ce44963d973d923a441c40f10..e5247dc99dad5d90c667a356bf9ebb76a8ca841b 100644
--- a/drivers/display_sony-newman.cpp
+++ b/drivers/display_sony-newman.cpp
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ DisplayImpl::~DisplayImpl() {}
 
 DisplayImpl::DisplayImpl(): which(0), textColor(), font(droid11)
 {
-    turnOn();
+    doTurnOn();
     setTextColor(make_pair(Color(0xffff),Color(0x0000)));
 }