diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_cma_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_cma_helper.c
index 5543fa806aec1888deb2d96e3ea351bfdf17a1e8..c895b6fddbd818052335dff264cfe9685fc3af67 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_cma_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_cma_helper.c
@@ -348,9 +348,6 @@ struct drm_fbdev_cma *drm_fbdev_cma_init(struct drm_device *dev,
 
 	}
 
-	/* disable all the possible outputs/crtcs before entering KMS mode */
-	drm_helper_disable_unused_functions(dev);
-
 	ret = drm_fb_helper_initial_config(helper, preferred_bpp);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(dev->dev, "Failed to set initial hw configuration.\n");
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/imx-drm-core.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/imx-drm-core.c
index 7be7ac80830430318a62b2c4739431c75d4fda37..2f57d79674175c85c8a5ac1870ac57de3a1b0763 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/imx-drm-core.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/imx-drm-core.c
@@ -305,6 +305,7 @@ static int imx_drm_driver_load(struct drm_device *drm, unsigned long flags)
 		dev_warn(drm->dev, "Invalid legacyfb_depth.  Defaulting to 16bpp\n");
 		legacyfb_depth = 16;
 	}
+	drm_helper_disable_unused_functions(drm);
 	imxdrm->fbhelper = drm_fbdev_cma_init(drm, legacyfb_depth,
 				drm->mode_config.num_crtc, MAX_CRTC);
 	if (IS_ERR(imxdrm->fbhelper)) {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/sti/sti_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/sti/sti_drv.c
index 1469987949d88f8b43cfdd97990e925156a149ec..506b5626f3ed2ed3a188ff9bc1e51144e40b8932 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/sti/sti_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/sti/sti_drv.c
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ static int sti_load(struct drm_device *dev, unsigned long flags)
 
 	drm_mode_config_reset(dev);
 
+	drm_helper_disable_unused_functions(dev);
 	drm_fbdev_cma_init(dev, 32,
 			   dev->mode_config.num_crtc,
 			   dev->mode_config.num_connector);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tilcdc/tilcdc_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/tilcdc/tilcdc_drv.c
index 4ddb21e7f52fe207bf2b034627b8bd09357b803c..d7f5b897c6c57a18c70536b39a2265b1af6268c2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tilcdc/tilcdc_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tilcdc/tilcdc_drv.c
@@ -294,6 +294,7 @@ static int tilcdc_load(struct drm_device *dev, unsigned long flags)
 			break;
 	}
 
+	drm_helper_disable_unused_functions(dev);
 	priv->fbdev = drm_fbdev_cma_init(dev, bpp,
 			dev->mode_config.num_crtc,
 			dev->mode_config.num_connector);