diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem_vram_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem_vram_helper.c
index 666cb4c22bb9..f098784e7dfd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem_vram_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem_vram_helper.c
@@ -485,6 +485,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_gem_vram_vunmap);
  * @dev:		the DRM device
  * @bdev:		the TTM BO device managing the buffer object
  * @pg_align:		the buffer's alignment in multiples of the page size
+ * @pitch_align:	the scanline's alignment in powers of 2
  * @interruptible:	sleep interruptible if waiting for memory
  * @args:		the arguments as provided to \
 				&struct drm_driver.dumb_create
@@ -502,6 +503,7 @@ int drm_gem_vram_fill_create_dumb(struct drm_file *file,
 				  struct drm_device *dev,
 				  struct ttm_bo_device *bdev,
 				  unsigned long pg_align,
+				  unsigned long pitch_align,
 				  bool interruptible,
 				  struct drm_mode_create_dumb *args)
 {
@@ -510,7 +512,9 @@ int drm_gem_vram_fill_create_dumb(struct drm_file *file,
 	int ret;
 	u32 handle;
 
-	pitch = args->width * ((args->bpp + 7) / 8);
+	pitch = args->width * DIV_ROUND_UP(args->bpp, 8);
+	if (pitch_align)
+		pitch = ALIGN(pitch, pitch_align);
 	size = pitch * args->height;
 
 	size = roundup(size, PAGE_SIZE);
@@ -612,8 +616,8 @@ int drm_gem_vram_driver_dumb_create(struct drm_file *file,
 	if (WARN_ONCE(!dev->vram_mm, "VRAM MM not initialized"))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	return drm_gem_vram_fill_create_dumb(file, dev, &dev->vram_mm->bdev, 0,
-					     false, args);
+	return drm_gem_vram_fill_create_dumb(file, dev, &dev->vram_mm->bdev,
+					     0, 0, false, args);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_gem_vram_driver_dumb_create);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/hisilicon/hibmc/hibmc_drm_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/hisilicon/hibmc/hibmc_drm_drv.h
index 8eb7258b236a..50a0c1f9d211 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/hisilicon/hibmc/hibmc_drm_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/hisilicon/hibmc/hibmc_drm_drv.h
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 #include <drm/drm_framebuffer.h>
 
 struct drm_device;
-struct drm_gem_object;
 
 struct hibmc_drm_private {
 	/* hw */
@@ -41,9 +40,6 @@ void hibmc_set_current_gate(struct hibmc_drm_private *priv,
 int hibmc_de_init(struct hibmc_drm_private *priv);
 int hibmc_vdac_init(struct hibmc_drm_private *priv);
 
-int hibmc_gem_create(struct drm_device *dev, u32 size, bool iskernel,
-		     struct drm_gem_object **obj);
-
 int hibmc_mm_init(struct hibmc_drm_private *hibmc);
 void hibmc_mm_fini(struct hibmc_drm_private *hibmc);
 int hibmc_dumb_create(struct drm_file *file, struct drm_device *dev,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/hisilicon/hibmc/hibmc_ttm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/hisilicon/hibmc/hibmc_ttm.c
index f6d25b85c209..0af5d966a480 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/hisilicon/hibmc/hibmc_ttm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/hisilicon/hibmc/hibmc_ttm.c
@@ -47,55 +47,11 @@ void hibmc_mm_fini(struct hibmc_drm_private *hibmc)
 	drm_vram_helper_release_mm(hibmc->dev);
 }
 
-int hibmc_gem_create(struct drm_device *dev, u32 size, bool iskernel,
-		     struct drm_gem_object **obj)
-{
-	struct drm_gem_vram_object *gbo;
-	int ret;
-
-	*obj = NULL;
-
-	size = roundup(size, PAGE_SIZE);
-	if (size == 0)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	gbo = drm_gem_vram_create(dev, &dev->vram_mm->bdev, size, 0, false);
-	if (IS_ERR(gbo)) {
-		ret = PTR_ERR(gbo);
-		if (ret != -ERESTARTSYS)
-			DRM_ERROR("failed to allocate GEM object: %d\n", ret);
-		return ret;
-	}
-	*obj = &gbo->bo.base;
-	return 0;
-}
-
 int hibmc_dumb_create(struct drm_file *file, struct drm_device *dev,
 		      struct drm_mode_create_dumb *args)
 {
-	struct drm_gem_object *gobj;
-	u32 handle;
-	int ret;
-
-	args->pitch = ALIGN(args->width * DIV_ROUND_UP(args->bpp, 8), 16);
-	args->size = args->pitch * args->height;
-
-	ret = hibmc_gem_create(dev, args->size, false,
-			       &gobj);
-	if (ret) {
-		DRM_ERROR("failed to create GEM object: %d\n", ret);
-		return ret;
-	}
-
-	ret = drm_gem_handle_create(file, gobj, &handle);
-	drm_gem_object_put_unlocked(gobj);
-	if (ret) {
-		DRM_ERROR("failed to unreference GEM object: %d\n", ret);
-		return ret;
-	}
-
-	args->handle = handle;
-	return 0;
+	return drm_gem_vram_fill_create_dumb(file, dev, &dev->vram_mm->bdev,
+					     0, 16, false, args);
 }
 
 const struct drm_mode_config_funcs hibmc_mode_funcs = {
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_gem_vram_helper.h b/include/drm/drm_gem_vram_helper.h
index e040541a105f..c642b4cb6600 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_gem_vram_helper.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_gem_vram_helper.h
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ int drm_gem_vram_fill_create_dumb(struct drm_file *file,
 				  struct drm_device *dev,
 				  struct ttm_bo_device *bdev,
 				  unsigned long pg_align,
+				  unsigned long pitch_align,
 				  bool interruptible,
 				  struct drm_mode_create_dumb *args);
 
