diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/framebuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/framebuffer.c
index 659ed3933b5bc722ff330eb82849e53d81ee9ce6..8d77224afc3422521048a311fc3fe9af6844ef89 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/framebuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/framebuffer.c
@@ -800,15 +800,20 @@ void psb_modeset_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 
 	if (dev_priv->ops->errata)
 	        dev_priv->ops->errata(dev);
+
+        dev_priv->modeset = true;
 }
 
 void psb_modeset_cleanup(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
-	mutex_lock(&dev->struct_mutex);
+	struct drm_psb_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
+	if (dev_priv->modeset) {
+		mutex_lock(&dev->struct_mutex);
 
-	drm_kms_helper_poll_fini(dev);
-	psb_fbdev_fini(dev);
-	drm_mode_config_cleanup(dev);
+		drm_kms_helper_poll_fini(dev);
+		psb_fbdev_fini(dev);
+		drm_mode_config_cleanup(dev);
 
-	mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
+		mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
+	}
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/intel_bios.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/intel_bios.c
index 479e4497d26ce19257425898342298e660d27311..973d7f6d66b7076d9bd55277b0e3235ba2e4dfac 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/intel_bios.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/intel_bios.c
@@ -490,26 +490,8 @@ bool psb_intel_init_bios(struct drm_device *dev)
 void psb_intel_destroy_bios(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
 	struct drm_psb_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
-	struct drm_display_mode *sdvo_lvds_vbt_mode =
-				dev_priv->sdvo_lvds_vbt_mode;
-	struct drm_display_mode *lfp_lvds_vbt_mode =
-				dev_priv->lfp_lvds_vbt_mode;
-	struct bdb_lvds_backlight *lvds_bl =
-				dev_priv->lvds_bl;
-
-	/*free sdvo panel mode*/
-	if (sdvo_lvds_vbt_mode) {
-		dev_priv->sdvo_lvds_vbt_mode = NULL;
-		kfree(sdvo_lvds_vbt_mode);
-	}
-
-	if (lfp_lvds_vbt_mode) {
-		dev_priv->lfp_lvds_vbt_mode = NULL;
-		kfree(lfp_lvds_vbt_mode);
-	}
 
-	if (lvds_bl) {
-		dev_priv->lvds_bl = NULL;
-		kfree(lvds_bl);
-	}
+	kfree(dev_priv->sdvo_lvds_vbt_mode);
+	kfree(dev_priv->lfp_lvds_vbt_mode);
+	kfree(dev_priv->lvds_bl);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/psb_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/psb_drv.c
index c4c6c8ea129ab1aac99d80d77307bdfe7518be4c..0c995ba0f2ec393d32251f62b6c7efb56a6288d4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/psb_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/psb_drv.c
@@ -152,10 +152,6 @@ static void psb_lastclose(struct drm_device *dev)
 	return;
 }
 
-static void psb_do_takedown(struct drm_device *dev)
-{
-}
-
 static int psb_do_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
 	struct drm_psb_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
@@ -194,7 +190,6 @@ static int psb_do_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 	PSB_WSGX32(pg->gatt_start, PSB_CR_BIF_TWOD_REQ_BASE);
 	return 0;
 out_err:
-	psb_do_takedown(dev);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -204,17 +199,16 @@ static int psb_driver_unload(struct drm_device *dev)
 
 	/* Kill vblank etc here */
 
-	gma_backlight_exit(dev);
-	psb_modeset_cleanup(dev);
 
 	if (dev_priv) {
+		if (dev_priv->backlight_device)
+			gma_backlight_exit(dev);
+		psb_modeset_cleanup(dev);
 
 		if (dev_priv->ops->chip_teardown)
 			dev_priv->ops->chip_teardown(dev);
 
 		psb_intel_opregion_fini(dev);
-		psb_do_takedown(dev);
-
 
 		if (dev_priv->pf_pd) {
 			psb_mmu_free_pagedir(dev_priv->pf_pd);
@@ -248,15 +242,13 @@ static int psb_driver_unload(struct drm_device *dev)
 			dev_priv->sgx_reg = NULL;
 		}
 
+		/* Destroy VBT data */
+		psb_intel_destroy_bios(dev);
+
 		kfree(dev_priv);
 		dev->dev_private = NULL;
-
-		/*destroy VBT data*/
-		psb_intel_destroy_bios(dev);
 	}
-
 	gma_power_uninit(dev);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/psb_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/psb_drv.h
index fd1bc8f6bf979243760bc0a6da90d72026cd95c5..a1b0c0bce972f7d8a6a43c839a3c776d490fa1a9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/psb_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/psb_drv.h
@@ -507,6 +507,7 @@ struct drm_psb_private {
 	 * Modesetting
 	 */
 	struct psb_intel_mode_device mode_dev;
+	bool modeset;	/* true if we have done the mode_device setup */
 
 	struct drm_crtc *plane_to_crtc_mapping[PSB_NUM_PIPE];
 	struct drm_crtc *pipe_to_crtc_mapping[PSB_NUM_PIPE];