diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/Kconfig b/drivers/gpu/drm/Kconfig
index 955555d6ec881faa6e821903b91f5d8c6b8c150a..3104b6d06f1af8f101a384d3abee0c3b222a738a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/Kconfig
@@ -29,11 +29,17 @@ config DRM_USB
 config DRM_KMS_HELPER
 	tristate
 	depends on DRM
+	help
+	  CRTC helpers for KMS drivers.
+
+config DRM_KMS_FB_HELPER
+	bool
+	depends on DRM_KMS_HELPER
 	select FB
 	select FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE if !EXPERT
 	select FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE_DETECT_PRIMARY if FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE
 	help
-	  FB and CRTC helpers for KMS drivers.
+	  FBDEV helpers for KMS drivers.
 
 config DRM_LOAD_EDID_FIRMWARE
 	bool "Allow to specify an EDID data set instead of probing for it"
@@ -64,6 +70,7 @@ config DRM_GEM_CMA_HELPER
 config DRM_KMS_CMA_HELPER
 	bool
 	select DRM_GEM_CMA_HELPER
+	select DRM_KMS_FB_HELPER
 	select FB_SYS_FILLRECT
 	select FB_SYS_COPYAREA
 	select FB_SYS_IMAGEBLIT
@@ -96,6 +103,7 @@ config DRM_RADEON
 	select FB_CFB_IMAGEBLIT
 	select FW_LOADER
         select DRM_KMS_HELPER
+	select DRM_KMS_FB_HELPER
         select DRM_TTM
 	select POWER_SUPPLY
 	select HWMON
@@ -130,6 +138,7 @@ config DRM_I915
 	select SHMEM
 	select TMPFS
 	select DRM_KMS_HELPER
+	select DRM_KMS_FB_HELPER
 	select FB_CFB_FILLRECT
 	select FB_CFB_COPYAREA
 	select FB_CFB_IMAGEBLIT
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/Makefile b/drivers/gpu/drm/Makefile
index f089adfe70eed3daa21f08b81fcb6d9911ea45c6..5af240bfd29f552af9d29e7d6b8bd93655c721b1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/Makefile
@@ -21,8 +21,9 @@ drm-$(CONFIG_PCI) += ati_pcigart.o
 
 drm-usb-y   := drm_usb.o
 
-drm_kms_helper-y := drm_fb_helper.o drm_crtc_helper.o drm_dp_helper.o
+drm_kms_helper-y := drm_crtc_helper.o drm_dp_helper.o
 drm_kms_helper-$(CONFIG_DRM_LOAD_EDID_FIRMWARE) += drm_edid_load.o
+drm_kms_helper-$(CONFIG_DRM_KMS_FB_HELPER) += drm_fb_helper.o
 drm_kms_helper-$(CONFIG_DRM_KMS_CMA_HELPER) += drm_fb_cma_helper.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_DRM_KMS_HELPER) += drm_kms_helper.o
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/Kconfig b/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/Kconfig
index da4a51eae824d874a2756d6dab17cdf40d78146e..8a784c460c89d8963effbb25b4509878d2003bc5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/Kconfig
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ config DRM_AST
 	select FB_SYS_FILLRECT
 	select FB_SYS_IMAGEBLIT
 	select DRM_KMS_HELPER
+	select DRM_KMS_FB_HELPER
 	select DRM_TTM
 	help
 	 Say yes for experimental AST GPU driver. Do not enable
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/cirrus/Kconfig b/drivers/gpu/drm/cirrus/Kconfig
index bf67b22723f93e1e5ab6f9b760ba8cb649229724..9864559e5fb994ec47e9b5ceb13246c9682491fe 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/cirrus/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/cirrus/Kconfig
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ config DRM_CIRRUS_QEMU
 	select FB_SYS_COPYAREA
 	select FB_SYS_IMAGEBLIT
 	select DRM_KMS_HELPER
+	select DRM_KMS_FB_HELPER
 	select DRM_TTM
 	help
 	 This is a KMS driver for emulated cirrus device in qemu.
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc_helper.c
index 5fcb9d487672953bf6df4ad819c03ad29b15290b..0d6469d74be4411099fa2fd84e1ebc3a09a97e01 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc_helper.c
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@
 #include <drm/drm_fb_helper.h>
 #include <drm/drm_edid.h>
 
+MODULE_AUTHOR("David Airlie, Jesse Barnes");
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("DRM KMS helper");
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL and additional rights");
+
 /**
  * drm_helper_move_panel_connectors_to_head() - move panels to the front in the
  * 						connector list
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c
index 21742a81cb9c6159348fbd00cc1016a291d714b5..720352345452b9714f85cc9ed73c08a1f2f785b6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c
@@ -39,10 +39,6 @@
 #include <drm/drm_fb_helper.h>
 #include <drm/drm_crtc_helper.h>
 
-MODULE_AUTHOR("David Airlie, Jesse Barnes");
-MODULE_DESCRIPTION("DRM KMS helper");
-MODULE_LICENSE("GPL and additional rights");
-
 static LIST_HEAD(kernel_fb_helper_list);
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/Kconfig b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/Kconfig
index 45b6ef595965b7cb7391125d8b3a4caf2703b2b5..f227f544aa36f2104df33bbeacb5a8dc1e18bbd2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/Kconfig
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ config DRM_EXYNOS
 	tristate "DRM Support for Samsung SoC EXYNOS Series"
 	depends on OF && DRM && (PLAT_SAMSUNG || ARCH_MULTIPLATFORM)
 	select DRM_KMS_HELPER
+	select DRM_KMS_FB_HELPER
 	select FB_CFB_FILLRECT
 	select FB_CFB_COPYAREA
 	select FB_CFB_IMAGEBLIT
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/Kconfig b/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/Kconfig
index 1f6e2dfaaeaef7f557f4ad74ed45530dd28cd2c6..508cf99a292df18c569cc9ffd3466e8b598629e0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/Kconfig
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ config DRM_GMA500
 	select FB_CFB_FILLRECT
 	select FB_CFB_IMAGEBLIT
 	select DRM_KMS_HELPER
+	select DRM_KMS_FB_HELPER
 	select DRM_TTM
 	# GMA500 depends on ACPI_VIDEO when ACPI is enabled, just like i915
 	select ACPI_VIDEO if ACPI
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/Kconfig b/drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/Kconfig
index b487cdec5ee792b6d00fb2a086202426c6a94f99..3a1c5fbae54a5486252e91dd4ae1c0f9fdf95a59 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/Kconfig
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ config DRM_MGAG200
 	select FB_SYS_COPYAREA
 	select FB_SYS_IMAGEBLIT
 	select DRM_KMS_HELPER
+	select DRM_KMS_FB_HELPER
 	select DRM_TTM
 	help
 	 This is a KMS driver for the MGA G200 server chips, it
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/Kconfig b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/Kconfig
index a06c19cc56f8988f7399641b9d9048308773f875..f39ab7554fc992175630831acf28bbf223cd9f50 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/Kconfig
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ config DRM_MSM
 config DRM_MSM_FBDEV
 	bool "Enable legacy fbdev support for MSM modesetting driver"
 	depends on DRM_MSM
+	select DRM_KMS_FB_HELPER
 	select FB_SYS_FILLRECT
 	select FB_SYS_COPYAREA
 	select FB_SYS_IMAGEBLIT
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/Kconfig b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/Kconfig
index ff80f12480ea2223ec85583cd47b01f4064a2fd8..7cf787d697b111aade40bf0cb34a1db52a2c41a6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/Kconfig
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ config DRM_NOUVEAU
 	depends on DRM && PCI
         select FW_LOADER
 	select DRM_KMS_HELPER
+	select DRM_KMS_FB_HELPER
 	select DRM_TTM
 	select FB_CFB_FILLRECT
 	select FB_CFB_COPYAREA
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/Kconfig b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/Kconfig
index 20c41e73d448f4e455cd1a85f42697d0b046f43c..6c220cd3497a26ada576caed6d51f5d001e63839 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/Kconfig
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ config DRM_OMAP
 	depends on ARCH_OMAP2PLUS || ARCH_MULTIPLATFORM
 	depends on OMAP2_DSS
 	select DRM_KMS_HELPER
+	select DRM_KMS_FB_HELPER
 	select FB_SYS_FILLRECT
 	select FB_SYS_COPYAREA
 	select FB_SYS_IMAGEBLIT
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/Kconfig b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/Kconfig
index d6c12796023cd654e95196bc9d55ce18aabdb114..037d324bf58f6ccfda14ff471f3c98b4405981a0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/Kconfig
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ config DRM_QXL
 	select FB_SYS_IMAGEBLIT
 	select FB_DEFERRED_IO
         select DRM_KMS_HELPER
+	select DRM_KMS_FB_HELPER
         select DRM_TTM
 	help
 		QXL virtual GPU for Spice virtualization desktop integration. Do not enable this driver unless your distro ships a corresponding X.org QXL driver that can handle kernel modesetting.
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/rcar-du/Kconfig b/drivers/gpu/drm/rcar-du/Kconfig
index c590cd9dca0bc5d707bf1c8a2fdce62fb3946d59..d8e835ac2c5eabf65d5cdcd26d27147aaf7dfc8d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/rcar-du/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/rcar-du/Kconfig
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ config DRM_RCAR_DU
 	select DRM_KMS_HELPER
 	select DRM_KMS_CMA_HELPER
 	select DRM_GEM_CMA_HELPER
+	select DRM_KMS_FB_HELPER
 	help
 	  Choose this option if you have an R-Car chipset.
 	  If M is selected the module will be called rcar-du-drm.
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/shmobile/Kconfig b/drivers/gpu/drm/shmobile/Kconfig
index ca498d151a76597de53a8f96bfe19f2279ac29bb..d1372862d871b083726638a77b7b8d8419287fb4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/shmobile/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/shmobile/Kconfig
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ config DRM_SHMOBILE
 	tristate "DRM Support for SH Mobile"
 	depends on DRM && (ARM || SUPERH)
 	select DRM_KMS_HELPER
+	select DRM_KMS_FB_HELPER
 	select DRM_KMS_CMA_HELPER
 	select DRM_GEM_CMA_HELPER
 	help
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tilcdc/Kconfig b/drivers/gpu/drm/tilcdc/Kconfig
index 7a4d10106906e92e91e75763e0d96b07557bfbff..7c3ef79fcb3736a80636c12fe49de1f8c8b3a735 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tilcdc/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tilcdc/Kconfig
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ config DRM_TILCDC
 	tristate "DRM Support for TI LCDC Display Controller"
 	depends on DRM && OF && ARM
 	select DRM_KMS_HELPER
+	select DRM_KMS_FB_HELPER
 	select DRM_KMS_CMA_HELPER
 	select DRM_GEM_CMA_HELPER
 	select VIDEOMODE_HELPERS
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/udl/Kconfig b/drivers/gpu/drm/udl/Kconfig
index 6222af19f4566591f81f9e319b006c59b13a1f5b..f02528686cd524745e9ad058f12b7b8cc56a7620 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/udl/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/udl/Kconfig
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ config DRM_UDL
 	select FB_SYS_IMAGEBLIT
 	select FB_DEFERRED_IO
 	select DRM_KMS_HELPER
+        select DRM_KMS_FB_HELPER
 	help
 	  This is a KMS driver for the USB displaylink video adapters.
           Say M/Y to add support for these devices via drm/kms interfaces.
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/host1x/drm/Kconfig b/drivers/gpu/host1x/drm/Kconfig
index 69853a4de40aecd85774d234640778646a552b2c..0f36ddd74e87ccc317924ee617f8c1150d86ed83 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/host1x/drm/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/gpu/host1x/drm/Kconfig
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ config DRM_TEGRA
 	bool "NVIDIA Tegra DRM"
 	depends on DRM
 	select DRM_KMS_HELPER
+	select DRM_KMS_FB_HELPER
 	select FB_SYS_FILLRECT
 	select FB_SYS_COPYAREA
 	select FB_SYS_IMAGEBLIT
diff --git a/drivers/staging/imx-drm/Kconfig b/drivers/staging/imx-drm/Kconfig
index 394254f7d6b545cf0dfdff0b9e77f2f98042e8f3..5032ff7c2259a8b1e9308db04324fee929249487 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/imx-drm/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/staging/imx-drm/Kconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 config DRM_IMX
 	tristate "DRM Support for Freescale i.MX"
 	select DRM_KMS_HELPER
+	select DRM_KMS_FB_HELPER
 	select VIDEOMODE_HELPERS
 	select DRM_GEM_CMA_HELPER
 	select DRM_KMS_CMA_HELPER