diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_probe_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_probe_helper.c
index 576b4b7dcd89c14a0417af74eab6aa78a3b87cb6..466dfbba82564be3b3400382f6bfe324095e8662 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_probe_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_probe_helper.c
@@ -159,6 +159,8 @@ static int drm_helper_probe_add_cmdline_mode(struct drm_connector *connector)
 				continue;
 		}
 
+		/* Mark the matching mode as being preferred by the user */
+		mode->type |= DRM_MODE_TYPE_USERDEF;
 		return 0;
 	}
 
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_modes.h b/include/drm/drm_modes.h
index 730fc31de4fbfedbdfd8f0de7c5b65ab0ce690cf..6a4c4b26caad47b93b88da1d19dd5d830fcf20f3 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_modes.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_modes.h
@@ -256,7 +256,8 @@ struct drm_display_mode {
 	 *  - DRM_MODE_TYPE_DRIVER: Mode created by the driver, which is all of
 	 *    them really. Drivers must set this bit for all modes they create
 	 *    and expose to userspace.
-	 *  - DRM_MODE_TYPE_USERDEF: Mode defined via kernel command line
+	 *  - DRM_MODE_TYPE_USERDEF: Mode defined or selected via the kernel
+	 *    command line.
 	 *
 	 * Plus a big list of flags which shouldn't be used at all, but are
 	 * still around since these flags are also used in the userspace ABI.