diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/armada/armada_crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/armada/armada_crtc.c
index 52e139dc9e38..baebf3775f60 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/armada/armada_crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/armada/armada_crtc.c
@@ -996,7 +996,7 @@ static int armada_drm_crtc_page_flip(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 	int ret;
 
 	/* We don't support changing the pixel format */
-	if (fb->format->format != crtc->primary->fb->format->format)
+	if (fb->format != crtc->primary->fb->format)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	work = kmalloc(sizeof(*work), GFP_KERNEL);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc_helper.c
index 94bce0b462aa..9d007f5f9732 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc_helper.c
@@ -588,8 +588,7 @@ int drm_crtc_helper_set_config(struct drm_mode_set *set)
 		if (set->crtc->primary->fb == NULL) {
 			DRM_DEBUG_KMS("crtc has no fb, full mode set\n");
 			mode_changed = true;
-		} else if (set->fb->format->format !=
-			   set->crtc->primary->fb->format->format) {
+		} else if (set->fb->format != set->crtc->primary->fb->format) {
 			mode_changed = true;
 		} else
 			fb_changed = true;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_plane.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_plane.c
index ac1e06df7280..1d90520457d7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_plane.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_plane.c
@@ -854,7 +854,7 @@ int drm_mode_page_flip_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev,
 	if (ret)
 		goto out;
 
-	if (crtc->primary->fb->format->format != fb->format->format) {
+	if (crtc->primary->fb->format != fb->format) {
 		DRM_DEBUG_KMS("Page flip is not allowed to change frame buffer format.\n");
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto out;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
index f5f9f1422d69..7b7135be3b9e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
@@ -12148,7 +12148,7 @@ static int intel_crtc_page_flip(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 		return -EBUSY;
 
 	/* Can't change pixel format via MI display flips. */
-	if (fb->format->format != crtc->primary->fb->format->format)
+	if (fb->format != crtc->primary->fb->format)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/*
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/ipuv3-plane.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/ipuv3-plane.c
index 0b945f077344..8b5294d47cee 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/ipuv3-plane.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/ipuv3-plane.c
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ static int ipu_plane_atomic_check(struct drm_plane *plane,
 	 */
 	if (old_fb && (state->src_w != old_state->src_w ||
 			      state->src_h != old_state->src_h ||
-			      fb->format->format != old_fb->format->format))
+			      fb->format != old_fb->format))
 		crtc_state->mode_changed = true;
 
 	eba = drm_plane_state_to_eba(state);
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ static int ipu_plane_atomic_check(struct drm_plane *plane,
 		if (vbo & 0x7 || vbo > 0xfffff8)
 			return -EINVAL;
 
-		if (old_fb && (fb->format->format == old_fb->format->format)) {
+		if (old_fb && (fb->format == old_fb->format)) {
 			old_vbo = drm_plane_state_to_vbo(old_state);
 			if (vbo != old_vbo)
 				crtc_state->mode_changed = true;
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ static int ipu_plane_atomic_check(struct drm_plane *plane,
 		if (ubo & 0x7 || ubo > 0xfffff8)
 			return -EINVAL;
 
-		if (old_fb && (fb->format->format == old_fb->format->format)) {
+		if (old_fb && (fb->format == old_fb->format)) {
 			old_ubo = drm_plane_state_to_ubo(old_state);
 			if (ubo != old_ubo)
 				crtc_state->mode_changed = true;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp5/mdp5_plane.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp5/mdp5_plane.c
index b90e9e497260..6ecc6bc1f531 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp5/mdp5_plane.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp5/mdp5_plane.c
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ static int mdp5_plane_atomic_check(struct drm_plane *plane,
 	if (plane_enabled(state) && plane_enabled(old_state)) {
 		/* we cannot change SMP block configuration during scanout: */
 		bool full_modeset = false;
-		if (state->fb->format->format != old_state->fb->format->format) {
+		if (state->fb->format != old_state->fb->format) {
 			DBG("%s: pixel_format change!", mdp5_plane->name);
 			full_modeset = true;
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tilcdc/tilcdc_plane.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/tilcdc/tilcdc_plane.c
index 4b7519dfd1b9..ba0d66c0d8ac 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tilcdc/tilcdc_plane.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tilcdc/tilcdc_plane.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ static int tilcdc_plane_atomic_check(struct drm_plane *plane,
 	}
 
 	if (state->fb && old_state->fb &&
-	    state->fb->format->format != old_state->fb->format->format) {
+	    state->fb->format != old_state->fb->format) {
 		dev_dbg(plane->dev->dev,
 			"%s(): pixel format change requires mode_change\n",
 			__func__);
