diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xen/xen_drm_front.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xen/xen_drm_front.c
index 9f14d99c763c2b359b47b78dc9c76787b5ba97ab..bc7605324db39535938cc44ac1e15503d516f60c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xen/xen_drm_front.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xen/xen_drm_front.c
@@ -773,6 +773,7 @@ static struct xenbus_driver xen_driver = {
 	.probe = xen_drv_probe,
 	.remove = xen_drv_remove,
 	.otherend_changed = displback_changed,
+	.not_essential = true,
 };
 
 static int __init xen_drv_init(void)