diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/Kconfig b/drivers/gpu/drm/Kconfig
index c58f691ec3ce6f4d62aaf3248b6bec39a887c60a..b493663c7ba717a0652e45b456fac3d95aa56de4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/Kconfig
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ config DRM_KMS_HELPER
 	depends on DRM
 	select FB
 	select FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE if !EXPERT
+	select FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE_DETECT_PRIMARY if FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE
 	help
 	  FB and CRTC helpers for KMS drivers.