diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fbdev_dma.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fbdev_dma.c
index b0602c4f3628..51c2d742d199 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fbdev_dma.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fbdev_dma.c
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ static void drm_fbdev_dma_fb_destroy(struct fb_info *info)
 	if (!fb_helper->dev)
 		return;
 
-	fb_deferred_io_cleanup(info);
+	if (info->fbdefio)
+		fb_deferred_io_cleanup(info);
 	drm_fb_helper_fini(fb_helper);
 
 	drm_client_buffer_vunmap(fb_helper->buffer);