diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
index 583adcbef5e450d5cb0be53c320dada1b3109efa..804a139901a2198fbcb1b6aaf1b6cf749950f13b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
@@ -1022,6 +1022,11 @@ static int __init i915_init(void)
 
 static void __exit i915_exit(void)
 {
+#ifndef CONFIG_DRM_I915_UMS
+	if (!(driver.driver_features & DRIVER_MODESET))
+		return; /* Never loaded a driver. */
+#endif
+
 	drm_pci_exit(&driver, &i915_pci_driver);
 }