diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc_helper_internal.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc_helper_internal.h
index 4e6b57ae7188..28295e5d0d9e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc_helper_internal.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc_helper_internal.h
@@ -29,7 +29,14 @@
 #include <drm/drm_dp_helper.h>
 
 /* drm_fb_helper.c */
+#ifdef CONFIG_DRM_FBDEV_EMULATION
 int drm_fb_helper_modinit(void);
+#else
+static inline int drm_fb_helper_modinit(void)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+#endif
 
 /* drm_dp_aux_dev.c */
 #ifdef CONFIG_DRM_DP_AUX_CHARDEV
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c
index c4d350086def..5e830281bebd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@
 #include <drm/drm_atomic.h>
 #include <drm/drm_atomic_helper.h>
 
+#include "drm_crtc_helper_internal.h"
+
 static bool drm_fbdev_emulation = true;
 module_param_named(fbdev_emulation, drm_fbdev_emulation, bool, 0600);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(fbdev_emulation,
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_fb_helper.h b/include/drm/drm_fb_helper.h
index 797fb5f80c45..e19458dd1a43 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_fb_helper.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_fb_helper.h
@@ -287,11 +287,6 @@ int drm_fb_helper_add_one_connector(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper, struct drm_
 int drm_fb_helper_remove_one_connector(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper,
 				       struct drm_connector *connector);
 #else
-static inline int drm_fb_helper_modinit(void)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static inline void drm_fb_helper_prepare(struct drm_device *dev,
 					struct drm_fb_helper *helper,
 					const struct drm_fb_helper_funcs *funcs)