1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
index 2a6b5de5ae5..22d7497e6fa 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
@@ -1672,6 +1672,13 @@ int i915_driver_load(struct drm_device *dev, unsigned long flags)
                 dev_priv->has_gem = 0;
         }
 
+        if (dev_priv->has_gem == 0 &&
+            drm_core_check_feature(dev, DRIVER_MODESET)) {
+                DRM_ERROR("kernel modesetting requires GEM, disabling driver.\n");
+                ret = -ENODEV;
+                goto out_iomapfree;
+        }
+
         dev->driver->get_vblank_counter = i915_get_vblank_counter;
         dev->max_vblank_count = 0xffffff; /* only 24 bits of frame count */
         if (IS_G4X(dev) || IS_IRONLAKE(dev) || IS_GEN6(dev)) {