diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_drv.c
index c718fb5f3f8a..7fde40d06181 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_drv.c
@@ -2514,10 +2514,9 @@ static int __init amdgpu_init(void)
 {
 	int r;
 
-	if (vgacon_text_force()) {
-		DRM_ERROR("VGACON disables amdgpu kernel modesetting.\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
+	r = drm_drv_enabled(&amdgpu_kms_driver)
+	if (r)
+		return r;
 
 	r = amdgpu_sync_init();
 	if (r)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_drv.c
index 86d5cd7b6318..802063279b86 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_drv.c
@@ -233,8 +233,11 @@ static struct pci_driver ast_pci_driver = {
 
 static int __init ast_init(void)
 {
-	if (vgacon_text_force() && ast_modeset == -1)
-		return -EINVAL;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = drm_drv_enabled(&ast_driver);
+	if (ret && ast_modeset == -1)
+		return ret;
 
 	if (ast_modeset == 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_drv.c
index 8214a0b1ab7f..3fb567d62881 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_drv.c
@@ -975,6 +975,26 @@ int drm_dev_set_unique(struct drm_device *dev, const char *name)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_dev_set_unique);
 
+/**
+ * drm_drv_enabled - Checks if a DRM driver can be enabled
+ * @driver: DRM driver to check
+ *
+ * Checks whether a DRM driver can be enabled or not. This may be the case
+ * if the "nomodeset" kernel command line parameter is used.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 on success or a negative error code on failure.
+ */
+int drm_drv_enabled(const struct drm_driver *driver)
+{
+	if (vgacon_text_force()) {
+		DRM_INFO("%s driver is disabled\n", driver->name);
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_drv_enabled);
+
 /*
  * DRM Core
  * The DRM core module initializes all global DRM objects and makes them
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_module.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_module.c
index ab2295dd4500..45cb3e540eff 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_module.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_module.c
@@ -18,9 +18,12 @@
 #include "i915_selftest.h"
 #include "i915_vma.h"
 
+static const struct drm_driver driver;
+
 static int i915_check_nomodeset(void)
 {
 	bool use_kms = true;
+	int ret;
 
 	/*
 	 * Enable KMS by default, unless explicitly overriden by
@@ -31,7 +34,8 @@ static int i915_check_nomodeset(void)
 	if (i915_modparams.modeset == 0)
 		use_kms = false;
 
-	if (vgacon_text_force() && i915_modparams.modeset == -1)
+	ret = drm_drv_enabled(&driver);
+	if (ret && i915_modparams.modeset == -1)
 		use_kms = false;
 
 	if (!use_kms) {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_drv.c
index 6b9243713b3c..2a581094ba2b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_drv.c
@@ -378,8 +378,11 @@ static struct pci_driver mgag200_pci_driver = {
 
 static int __init mgag200_init(void)
 {
-	if (vgacon_text_force() && mgag200_modeset == -1)
-		return -EINVAL;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = drm_drv_enabled(&mgag200_driver);
+	if (ret && mgag200_modeset == -1)
+		return ret;
 
 	if (mgag200_modeset == 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_drm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_drm.c
index 1f828c9f691c..8844d3602d87 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_drm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_drm.c
@@ -1316,13 +1316,16 @@ nouveau_platform_device_create(const struct nvkm_device_tegra_func *func,
 static int __init
 nouveau_drm_init(void)
 {
+	int ret;
+
 	driver_pci = driver_stub;
 	driver_platform = driver_stub;
 
 	nouveau_display_options();
 
 	if (nouveau_modeset == -1) {
-		if (vgacon_text_force())
+		ret = drm_drv_enabled(&driver_stub);
+		if (ret)
 			nouveau_modeset = 0;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_drv.c
index fc47b0deb021..3ac2ef2bf545 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_drv.c
@@ -295,8 +295,11 @@ static struct drm_driver qxl_driver = {
 
 static int __init qxl_init(void)
 {
-	if (vgacon_text_force() && qxl_modeset == -1)
-		return -EINVAL;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = drm_drv_enabled(&qxl_driver);
+	if (ret && qxl_modeset == -1)
+		return ret;
 
 	if (qxl_modeset == 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_drv.c
index b74cebca1f89..56d688c04346 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_drv.c
@@ -637,8 +637,10 @@ static struct pci_driver radeon_kms_pci_driver = {
 
 static int __init radeon_module_init(void)
 {
-	if (vgacon_text_force() && radeon_modeset == -1) {
-		DRM_INFO("VGACON disable radeon kernel modesetting.\n");
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = drm_drv_enabled(&kms_driver)
+	if (ret && radeon_modeset == -1) {
 		radeon_modeset = 0;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/bochs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/bochs.c
index 2ce3bd903b70..ee6b1ff9128b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/bochs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/bochs.c
@@ -719,8 +719,11 @@ static struct pci_driver bochs_pci_driver = {
 
 static int __init bochs_init(void)
 {
-	if (vgacon_text_force() && bochs_modeset == -1)
-		return -EINVAL;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = drm_drv_enabled(&bochs_driver);
+	if (ret && bochs_modeset == -1)
+		return ret;
 
 	if (bochs_modeset == 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/cirrus.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/cirrus.c
index 4611ec408506..4706c5bc3067 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/cirrus.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/cirrus.c
@@ -636,8 +636,12 @@ static struct pci_driver cirrus_pci_driver = {
 
 static int __init cirrus_init(void)
 {
-	if (vgacon_text_force())
-		return -EINVAL;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = drm_drv_enabled(&cirrus_driver);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
 	return pci_register_driver(&cirrus_pci_driver);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vboxvideo/vbox_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vboxvideo/vbox_drv.c
index a6c81af37345..e4377c37cf33 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vboxvideo/vbox_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vboxvideo/vbox_drv.c
@@ -193,10 +193,11 @@ static const struct drm_driver driver = {
 
 static int __init vbox_init(void)
 {
-#ifdef CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE
-	if (vgacon_text_force() && vbox_modeset == -1)
-		return -EINVAL;
-#endif
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = drm_drv_enabled(&driver);
+	if (ret && vbox_modeset == -1)
+		return ret;
 
 	if (vbox_modeset == 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_drv.c
index 749db18dcfa2..28200dfba2d1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_drv.c
@@ -104,8 +104,9 @@ static int virtio_gpu_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 	struct drm_device *dev;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (vgacon_text_force() && virtio_gpu_modeset == -1)
-		return -EINVAL;
+	ret = drm_drv_enabled(&driver);
+	if (ret && virtio_gpu_modeset == -1)
+		return ret;
 
 	if (virtio_gpu_modeset == 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.c
index ab9a1750e1df..05e9949293d5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.c
@@ -1651,8 +1651,9 @@ static int __init vmwgfx_init(void)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	if (vgacon_text_force())
-		return -EINVAL;
+	ret = drm_drv_enabled(&driver);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
 	ret = pci_register_driver(&vmw_pci_driver);
 	if (ret)
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_drv.h b/include/drm/drm_drv.h
index 0cd95953cdf5..77abfc7e078b 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_drv.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_drv.h
@@ -598,5 +598,6 @@ static inline bool drm_drv_uses_atomic_modeset(struct drm_device *dev)
 
 int drm_dev_set_unique(struct drm_device *dev, const char *name);
 
+int drm_drv_enabled(const struct drm_driver *driver);
 
 #endif
