diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index 52cd35230f45..c921ad8e15a7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -961,7 +961,6 @@ struct intel_fbc {
 		bool scheduled;
 		u32 scheduled_vblank;
 		struct work_struct work;
-		struct drm_framebuffer *fb;
 	} work;
 
 	const char *no_fbc_reason;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_fbc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_fbc.c
index 35e92bc6b9cf..2c896f95d2c3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_fbc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_fbc.c
@@ -405,8 +405,7 @@ retry:
 		goto retry;
 	}
 
-	if (crtc->base.primary->fb == work->fb)
-		fbc->activate(dev_priv);
+	fbc->activate(dev_priv);
 
 	work->scheduled = false;
 
@@ -441,7 +440,6 @@ static void intel_fbc_schedule_activation(struct intel_crtc *crtc)
 	 * we're not releasing fbc.lock, so it won't have an opportunity to grab
 	 * it to discover that it was cancelled. So we just update the expected
 	 * jiffy count. */
-	work->fb = crtc->base.primary->fb;
 	work->scheduled = true;
 	work->scheduled_vblank = drm_crtc_vblank_count(&crtc->base);
 	drm_crtc_vblank_put(&crtc->base);