1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/cirrus/cirrus_fbdev.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/cirrus/cirrus_fbdev.c
index 2bd0291168e4..2a135f253e29 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/cirrus/cirrus_fbdev.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/cirrus/cirrus_fbdev.c
@@ -306,9 +306,11 @@ int cirrus_fbdev_init(struct cirrus_device *cdev)
                 return -ENOMEM;
 
         cdev->mode_info.gfbdev = gfbdev;
-        gfbdev->helper.funcs = &cirrus_fb_helper_funcs;
         spin_lock_init(&gfbdev->dirty_lock);
 
+        drm_fb_helper_prepare(cdev->dev, &gfbdev->helper,
+                              &cirrus_fb_helper_funcs);
+
         ret = drm_fb_helper_init(cdev->dev, &gfbdev->helper,
                                  cdev->num_crtc, CIRRUSFB_CONN_LIMIT);
         if (ret) {