diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c
index baee5752ca6bde3349fc8c40e1725711e48e657c..c8042a1c83b85ee7975673d7e1572a12b5e61ab1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c
@@ -592,16 +592,8 @@ void drm_framebuffer_remove(struct drm_framebuffer *fb)
 		}
 
 		list_for_each_entry(plane, &dev->mode_config.plane_list, head) {
-			if (plane->fb == fb) {
-				/* should turn off the crtc */
-				ret = plane->funcs->disable_plane(plane);
-				if (ret)
-					DRM_ERROR("failed to disable plane with busy fb\n");
-				/* disconnect the plane from the fb and crtc: */
-				__drm_framebuffer_unreference(plane->fb);
-				plane->fb = NULL;
-				plane->crtc = NULL;
-			}
+			if (plane->fb == fb)
+				drm_plane_force_disable(plane);
 		}
 		drm_modeset_unlock_all(dev);
 	}
@@ -891,6 +883,23 @@ void drm_plane_cleanup(struct drm_plane *plane)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_plane_cleanup);
 
+void drm_plane_force_disable(struct drm_plane *plane)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	if (!plane->fb)
+		return;
+
+	ret = plane->funcs->disable_plane(plane);
+	if (ret)
+		DRM_ERROR("failed to disable plane with busy fb\n");
+	/* disconnect the plane from the fb and crtc: */
+	__drm_framebuffer_unreference(plane->fb);
+	plane->fb = NULL;
+	plane->crtc = NULL;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_plane_force_disable);
+
 /**
  * drm_mode_create - create a new display mode
  * @dev: DRM device
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_crtc.h b/include/drm/drm_crtc.h
index 53c33e28a2f7a5da71f0015d7a7048b9d626f54e..da137e732ac22dcd13876b3fb3b0bfa7fa8bc55c 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_crtc.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_crtc.h
@@ -894,6 +894,7 @@ extern int drm_plane_init(struct drm_device *dev,
 			  const uint32_t *formats, uint32_t format_count,
 			  bool priv);
 extern void drm_plane_cleanup(struct drm_plane *plane);
+extern void drm_plane_force_disable(struct drm_plane *plane);
 
 extern void drm_encoder_cleanup(struct drm_encoder *encoder);