diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c
index 714c8af80180..5383c3f7d0ec 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c
@@ -748,6 +748,19 @@ void drm_fb_helper_fini(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_fb_helper_fini);
 
+/**
+ * drm_fb_helper_unlink_fbi - wrapper around unlink_framebuffer
+ * @fb_helper: driver-allocated fbdev helper
+ *
+ * A wrapper around unlink_framebuffer implemented by fbdev core
+ */
+void drm_fb_helper_unlink_fbi(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper)
+{
+	if (fb_helper && fb_helper->fbdev)
+		unlink_framebuffer(fb_helper->fbdev);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_fb_helper_unlink_fbi);
+
 static int setcolreg(struct drm_crtc *crtc, u16 red, u16 green,
 		     u16 blue, u16 regno, struct fb_info *info)
 {
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_fb_helper.h b/include/drm/drm_fb_helper.h
index 2ee4ec53efc1..4c908370a61e 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_fb_helper.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_fb_helper.h
@@ -145,6 +145,8 @@ void drm_fb_helper_fill_var(struct fb_info *info, struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helpe
 void drm_fb_helper_fill_fix(struct fb_info *info, uint32_t pitch,
 			    uint32_t depth);
 
+void drm_fb_helper_unlink_fbi(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper);
+
 int drm_fb_helper_setcmap(struct fb_cmap *cmap, struct fb_info *info);
 
 int drm_fb_helper_hotplug_event(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper);