diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/Makefile b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/Makefile
index 778372b062ad..368c1ec6805a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/Makefile
@@ -12,10 +12,11 @@ omapdrm-y := omap_drv.o \
 	omap_encoder.o \
 	omap_connector.o \
 	omap_fb.o \
-	omap_fbdev.o \
 	omap_gem.o \
 	omap_gem_dmabuf.o \
 	omap_dmm_tiler.o \
 	tcm-sita.o
 
+omapdrm-$(CONFIG_DRM_FBDEV_EMULATION) += omap_fbdev.o
+
 obj-$(CONFIG_DRM_OMAP)	+= omapdrm.o
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_debugfs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_debugfs.c
index ee91a25127f9..6f5fc14fc015 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_debugfs.c
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ static int mm_show(struct seq_file *m, void *arg)
 	return drm_mm_dump_table(m, &dev->vma_offset_manager->vm_addr_space_mm);
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_DRM_FBDEV_EMULATION
 static int fb_show(struct seq_file *m, void *arg)
 {
 	struct drm_info_node *node = (struct drm_info_node *) m->private;
@@ -73,12 +74,15 @@ static int fb_show(struct seq_file *m, void *arg)
 
 	return 0;
 }
+#endif
 
 /* list of debufs files that are applicable to all devices */
 static struct drm_info_list omap_debugfs_list[] = {
 	{"gem", gem_show, 0},
 	{"mm", mm_show, 0},
+#ifdef CONFIG_DRM_FBDEV_EMULATION
 	{"fb", fb_show, 0},
+#endif
 };
 
 /* list of debugfs files that are specific to devices with dmm/tiler */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_drv.c
index 5c6609cbb6a2..69be482e8d47 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_drv.c
@@ -692,10 +692,6 @@ static int dev_load(struct drm_device *dev, unsigned long flags)
 		drm_crtc_vblank_off(priv->crtcs[i]);
 
 	priv->fbdev = omap_fbdev_init(dev);
-	if (!priv->fbdev) {
-		dev_warn(dev->dev, "omap_fbdev_init failed\n");
-		/* well, limp along without an fbdev.. maybe X11 will work? */
-	}
 
 	/* store off drm_device for use in pm ops */
 	dev_set_drvdata(dev->dev, dev);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_drv.h
index 130fca70bfd7..289d9b0984e2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_drv.h
@@ -138,8 +138,18 @@ void omap_irq_unregister(struct drm_device *dev, struct omap_drm_irq *irq);
 void omap_drm_irq_uninstall(struct drm_device *dev);
 int omap_drm_irq_install(struct drm_device *dev);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_DRM_FBDEV_EMULATION
 struct drm_fb_helper *omap_fbdev_init(struct drm_device *dev);
 void omap_fbdev_free(struct drm_device *dev);
+#else
+static inline struct drm_fb_helper *omap_fbdev_init(struct drm_device *dev)
+{
+	return NULL;
+}
+static inline void omap_fbdev_free(struct drm_device *dev)
+{
+}
+#endif
 
 struct omap_video_timings *omap_crtc_timings(struct drm_crtc *crtc);
 enum omap_channel omap_crtc_channel(struct drm_crtc *crtc);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_fbdev.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_fbdev.c
index b8e4cdec28c3..db4aa35accfc 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_fbdev.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_fbdev.c
@@ -298,6 +298,10 @@ fini:
 	drm_fb_helper_fini(helper);
 fail:
 	kfree(fbdev);
+
+	dev_warn(dev->dev, "omap_fbdev_init failed\n");
+	/* well, limp along without an fbdev.. maybe X11 will work? */
+
 	return NULL;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_gem.c
index 7ed08fdc4c42..374ce2adc811 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_gem.c
@@ -653,6 +653,7 @@ fail:
 	return ret;
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_DRM_FBDEV_EMULATION
 /* Set scrolling position.  This allows us to implement fast scrolling
  * for console.
  *
@@ -689,6 +690,7 @@ fail:
 
 	return ret;
 }
+#endif
 
 /* Sync the buffer for CPU access.. note pages should already be
  * attached, ie. omap_gem_get_pages()
@@ -924,6 +926,7 @@ int omap_gem_put_pages(struct drm_gem_object *obj)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_DRM_FBDEV_EMULATION
 /* Get kernel virtual address for CPU access.. this more or less only
  * exists for omap_fbdev.  This should be called with struct_mutex
  * held.
@@ -942,6 +945,7 @@ void *omap_gem_vaddr(struct drm_gem_object *obj)
 	}
 	return omap_obj->vaddr;
 }
+#endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM
 /* re-pin objects in DMM in resume path: */
