diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/Makefile b/drivers/gpu/drm/Makefile
index 1c41156deb5f..0e2d60ea93ca 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/Makefile
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ drm-$(CONFIG_DRM_PRIVACY_SCREEN) += drm_privacy_screen.o drm_privacy_screen_x86.
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_DRM_DP_AUX_BUS) += drm_dp_aux_bus.o
 
+obj-y += drm_nomodeset.o
+
 drm_cma_helper-y := drm_gem_cma_helper.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DRM_GEM_CMA_HELPER) += drm_cma_helper.o
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_drv.c
index c718fb5f3f8a..2680a2aaa877 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_drv.c
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 #include "amdgpu_drv.h"
 
 #include <drm/drm_pciids.h>
-#include <linux/console.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/pm_runtime.h>
 #include <linux/vga_switcheroo.h>
@@ -2515,7 +2514,7 @@ static int __init amdgpu_init(void)
 	int r;
 
 	if (vgacon_text_force()) {
-		DRM_ERROR("VGACON disables amdgpu kernel modesetting.\n");
+		DRM_ERROR("amdgpu kernel modesetting disabled.\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_drv.c
index 86d5cd7b6318..048be607b182 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_drv.c
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
  * Authors: Dave Airlie <airlied@redhat.com>
  */
 
-#include <linux/console.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/pci.h>
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_nomodeset.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_nomodeset.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1ac9a8d5a8fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_nomodeset.c
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/types.h>
+
+static bool vgacon_text_mode_force;
+
+bool vgacon_text_force(void)
+{
+	return vgacon_text_mode_force;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(vgacon_text_force);
+
+static int __init text_mode(char *str)
+{
+	vgacon_text_mode_force = true;
+
+	pr_warn("You have booted with nomodeset. This means your GPU drivers are DISABLED\n");
+	pr_warn("Any video related functionality will be severely degraded, and you may not even be able to suspend the system properly\n");
+	pr_warn("Unless you actually understand what nomodeset does, you should reboot without enabling it\n");
+
+	return 1;
+}
+
+/* force text mode - used by kernel modesetting */
+__setup("nomodeset", text_mode);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_module.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_module.c
index c7507266aa83..14a59226519d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_module.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_module.c
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
  * Copyright © 2021 Intel Corporation
  */
 
-#include <linux/console.h>
-
 #include "gem/i915_gem_context.h"
 #include "gem/i915_gem_object.h"
 #include "i915_active.h"
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_drv.c
index 6b9243713b3c..685e766db6a4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_drv.c
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
  *          Dave Airlie
  */
 
-#include <linux/console.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/pci.h>
 #include <linux/vmalloc.h>
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_drm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_drm.c
index 1f828c9f691c..029997f50d1a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_drm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_drm.c
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
  * Authors: Ben Skeggs
  */
 
-#include <linux/console.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/pci.h>
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_drv.c
index fc47b0deb021..3cd6bd9f059d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_drv.c
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 
 #include "qxl_drv.h"
 
-#include <linux/console.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/pci.h>
 #include <linux/vgaarb.h>
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_drv.c
index b74cebca1f89..9b606c1b11ec 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_drv.c
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 
 
 #include <linux/compat.h>
-#include <linux/console.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/pm_runtime.h>
 #include <linux/vga_switcheroo.h>
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/bochs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/bochs.c
index 2ce3bd903b70..04333f78be55 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/bochs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/bochs.c
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 
-#include <linux/console.h>
 #include <linux/pci.h>
 
 #include <drm/drm_aperture.h>
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/cirrus.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/cirrus.c
index 4611ec408506..8bd674f0d682 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/cirrus.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/cirrus.c
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
  * Copyright 1999-2001 Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com>
  */
 
-#include <linux/console.h>
 #include <linux/dma-buf-map.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/pci.h>
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vboxvideo/vbox_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vboxvideo/vbox_drv.c
index a6c81af37345..e6d983121d0b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vboxvideo/vbox_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vboxvideo/vbox_drv.c
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
  *          Michael Thayer <michael.thayer@oracle.com,
  *          Hans de Goede <hdegoede@redhat.com>
  */
-#include <linux/console.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/pci.h>
 #include <linux/vt_kern.h>
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_drv.c
index 749db18dcfa2..cd4c170236f1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_drv.c
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/module.h>
-#include <linux/console.h>
 #include <linux/pci.h>
 #include <linux/poll.h>
 #include <linux/wait.h>
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.c
index ab9a1750e1df..fcc4b5a7f639 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.c
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
  *
  **************************************************************************/
 
-#include <linux/console.h>
 #include <linux/dma-mapping.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/pci.h>
diff --git a/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c b/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c
index ef9c57ce0906..d4320b147956 100644
--- a/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c
+++ b/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c
@@ -97,30 +97,9 @@ static int 		vga_video_font_height;
 static int 		vga_scan_lines		__read_mostly;
 static unsigned int 	vga_rolled_over; /* last vc_origin offset before wrap */
 
-static bool vgacon_text_mode_force;
 static bool vga_hardscroll_enabled;
 static bool vga_hardscroll_user_enable = true;
 
-bool vgacon_text_force(void)
-{
-	return vgacon_text_mode_force;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(vgacon_text_force);
-
-static int __init text_mode(char *str)
-{
-	vgacon_text_mode_force = true;
-
-	pr_warn("You have booted with nomodeset. This means your GPU drivers are DISABLED\n");
-	pr_warn("Any video related functionality will be severely degraded, and you may not even be able to suspend the system properly\n");
-	pr_warn("Unless you actually understand what nomodeset does, you should reboot without enabling it\n");
-
-	return 1;
-}
-
-/* force text mode - used by kernel modesetting */
-__setup("nomodeset", text_mode);
-
 static int __init no_scroll(char *str)
 {
 	/*
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_mode_config.h b/include/drm/drm_mode_config.h
index 48b7de80daf5..e1d2042a7b77 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_mode_config.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_mode_config.h
@@ -969,4 +969,10 @@ static inline int drm_mode_config_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 void drm_mode_config_reset(struct drm_device *dev);
 void drm_mode_config_cleanup(struct drm_device *dev);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE
+extern bool vgacon_text_force(void);
+#else
+static inline bool vgacon_text_force(void) { return false; }
+#endif
+
 #endif
diff --git a/include/linux/console.h b/include/linux/console.h
index 20874db50bc8..d4dd8384898b 100644
--- a/include/linux/console.h
+++ b/include/linux/console.h
@@ -217,12 +217,6 @@ extern atomic_t ignore_console_lock_warning;
 #define VESA_HSYNC_SUSPEND      2
 #define VESA_POWERDOWN          3
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE
-extern bool vgacon_text_force(void);
-#else
-static inline bool vgacon_text_force(void) { return false; }
-#endif
-
 extern void console_init(void);
 
 /* For deferred console takeover */
