diff --git a/include/drm/drm_fb_helper.h b/include/drm/drm_fb_helper.h
index bb9acea61369..aef764c3dd7f 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_fb_helper.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_fb_helper.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ struct drm_fb_helper;
 #include <drm/drm_crtc.h>
 #include <drm/drm_device.h>
 #include <linux/kgdb.h>
+#include <linux/vgaarb.h>
 
 enum mode_set_atomic {
 	LEAVE_ATOMIC_MODE_SET,
@@ -625,6 +626,8 @@ drm_fb_helper_remove_conflicting_framebuffers(struct apertures_struct *a,
 #endif
 }
 
+int drm_fb_helper_kick_out_vgacon(void);
+
 /**
  * drm_fb_helper_remove_conflicting_pci_framebuffers - remove firmware-configured framebuffers for PCI devices
  * @pdev: PCI device
@@ -642,11 +645,20 @@ drm_fb_helper_remove_conflicting_pci_framebuffers(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 						  int resource_id,
 						  const char *name)
 {
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	/*
+	 * WARNING: Apparently we must kick fbdev drivers before vgacon,
+	 * otherwise the vga fbdev driver falls over.
+	 */
 #if IS_REACHABLE(CONFIG_FB)
-	return remove_conflicting_pci_framebuffers(pdev, resource_id, name);
-#else
-	return 0;
+	ret = remove_conflicting_pci_framebuffers(pdev, resource_id, name);
 #endif
+#if IS_REACHABLE(CONFIG_DRM_FBDEV_EMULATION)
+	if (ret == 0 && vga_default_device() == pdev)
+		ret = drm_fb_helper_kick_out_vgacon();
+#endif
+	return ret;
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c
index 04d23cb430bf..57f410e2bba6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include <linux/sysrq.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/vt_kern.h>
 #include <drm/drmP.h>
 #include <drm/drm_crtc.h>
 #include <drm/drm_fb_helper.h>
@@ -3355,3 +3356,37 @@ int __init drm_fb_helper_modinit(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_fb_helper_modinit);
+
+#if !defined(CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE)
+int drm_fb_helper_kick_out_vgacon(void)
+{
+        return 0;
+}
+#elif !defined(CONFIG_DUMMY_CONSOLE)
+int drm_fb_helper_kick_out_vgacon(void)
+{
+        return -ENODEV;
+}
+#else
+int drm_fb_helper_kick_out_vgacon(void)
+{
+        int ret = 0;
+
+        DRM_INFO("Replacing VGA console driver\n");
+
+        console_lock();
+        if (con_is_bound(&vga_con))
+                ret = do_take_over_console(&dummy_con, 0, MAX_NR_CONSOLES - 1, 1);
+        if (ret == 0) {
+                ret = do_unregister_con_driver(&vga_con);
+
+                /* Ignore "already unregistered". */
+                if (ret == -ENODEV)
+                        ret = 0;
+        }
+        console_unlock();
+
+        return ret;
+}
+#endif
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_fb_helper_kick_out_vgacon);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
index 6630212f2faf..0e87eef542da 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
@@ -757,39 +757,6 @@ static int i915_kick_out_firmware_fb(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-#if !defined(CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE)
-static int i915_kick_out_vgacon(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-#elif !defined(CONFIG_DUMMY_CONSOLE)
-static int i915_kick_out_vgacon(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
-{
-	return -ENODEV;
-}
-#else
-static int i915_kick_out_vgacon(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
-{
-	int ret = 0;
-
-	DRM_INFO("Replacing VGA console driver\n");
-
-	console_lock();
-	if (con_is_bound(&vga_con))
-		ret = do_take_over_console(&dummy_con, 0, MAX_NR_CONSOLES - 1, 1);
-	if (ret == 0) {
-		ret = do_unregister_con_driver(&vga_con);
-
-		/* Ignore "already unregistered". */
-		if (ret == -ENODEV)
-			ret = 0;
-	}
-	console_unlock();
-
-	return ret;
-}
-#endif
-
 static void intel_init_dpio(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 {
 	/*
@@ -1410,22 +1377,12 @@ static int i915_driver_init_hw(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_perf;
 
-	/*
-	 * WARNING: Apparently we must kick fbdev drivers before vgacon,
-	 * otherwise the vga fbdev driver falls over.
-	 */
 	ret = i915_kick_out_firmware_fb(dev_priv);
 	if (ret) {
 		DRM_ERROR("failed to remove conflicting framebuffer drivers\n");
 		goto err_ggtt;
 	}
 
-	ret = i915_kick_out_vgacon(dev_priv);
-	if (ret) {
-		DRM_ERROR("failed to remove conflicting VGA console\n");
-		goto err_ggtt;
-	}
-
 	ret = i915_ggtt_init_hw(dev_priv);
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_ggtt;
