diff --git a/samples/Kconfig b/samples/Kconfig
index bf49ed0d7362..b0ddf5f36738 100644
--- a/samples/Kconfig
+++ b/samples/Kconfig
@@ -210,9 +210,7 @@ config SAMPLE_VFIO_MDEV_MDPY
 config SAMPLE_VFIO_MDEV_MDPY_FB
 	tristate "Build VFIO mdpy example guest fbdev driver"
 	depends on FB
-	select FB_CFB_FILLRECT
-	select FB_CFB_COPYAREA
-	select FB_CFB_IMAGEBLIT
+	select FB_IOMEM_HELPERS
 	help
 	  Guest fbdev driver for the virtual display sample driver.
 
diff --git a/samples/vfio-mdev/mdpy-fb.c b/samples/vfio-mdev/mdpy-fb.c
index cda477b28685..4598bc28acd9 100644
--- a/samples/vfio-mdev/mdpy-fb.c
+++ b/samples/vfio-mdev/mdpy-fb.c
@@ -88,11 +88,9 @@ static void mdpy_fb_destroy(struct fb_info *info)
 
 static const struct fb_ops mdpy_fb_ops = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
+	FB_DEFAULT_IOMEM_OPS,
 	.fb_destroy	= mdpy_fb_destroy,
 	.fb_setcolreg	= mdpy_fb_setcolreg,
-	.fb_fillrect	= cfb_fillrect,
-	.fb_copyarea	= cfb_copyarea,
-	.fb_imageblit	= cfb_imageblit,
 };
 
 static int mdpy_fb_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,