diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/eboot.c b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/eboot.c
index d5e4044505d3ea69f307ce1a11c6f9a02f0dda93..bbd83b9cb4dad29e36632dd7395f4992be4dea74 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/eboot.c
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/eboot.c
@@ -379,6 +379,8 @@ static efi_status_t setup_gop(struct screen_info *si, efi_guid_t *proto,
 		si->rsvd_pos = 0;
 	}
 
+	si->capabilities |= VIDEO_CAPABILITY_SKIP_QUIRKS;
+
 free_handle:
 	efi_call_phys1(sys_table->boottime->free_pool, gop_handle);
 	return status;
diff --git a/drivers/video/efifb.c b/drivers/video/efifb.c
index b4a632ada40172574ae9aca1ad6836d632ce4e1c..932abaa58a89af3bc63f03fc3a2f80c078b3eeaa 100644
--- a/drivers/video/efifb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/efifb.c
@@ -553,7 +553,9 @@ static int __init efifb_init(void)
 	int ret;
 	char *option = NULL;
 
-	dmi_check_system(dmi_system_table);
+	if (screen_info.orig_video_isVGA != VIDEO_TYPE_EFI ||
+	    !(screen_info.capabilities & VIDEO_CAPABILITY_SKIP_QUIRKS))
+		dmi_check_system(dmi_system_table);
 
 	if (screen_info.orig_video_isVGA != VIDEO_TYPE_EFI)
 		return -ENODEV;
diff --git a/include/linux/screen_info.h b/include/linux/screen_info.h
index 899fbb487c94e5cb2385ff90ab86f0b8985aa435..fb3c5a8fef3db5712fccfda96b9e44b9112da1d5 100644
--- a/include/linux/screen_info.h
+++ b/include/linux/screen_info.h
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ struct screen_info {
 
 #define VIDEO_FLAGS_NOCURSOR	(1 << 0) /* The video mode has no cursor set */
 
+#define VIDEO_CAPABILITY_SKIP_QUIRKS	(1 << 0)
+
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
 extern struct screen_info screen_info;