diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_cursor.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_cursor.c
index 1d4f51a7fe22..8f94d4712f66 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_cursor.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_cursor.c
@@ -140,8 +140,8 @@ static u32 copy_cursor_image(u8 *src, u8 *dst, int width, int height)
 	return csum;
 }
 
-int ast_cursor_update(void *dst, void *src, unsigned int width,
-		      unsigned int height)
+static int ast_cursor_update(void *dst, void *src, unsigned int width,
+			     unsigned int height)
 {
 	u32 csum;
 
@@ -159,6 +159,59 @@ int ast_cursor_update(void *dst, void *src, unsigned int width,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int ast_cursor_blit(struct ast_private *ast, struct drm_framebuffer *fb)
+{
+	struct drm_device *dev = ast->dev;
+	struct drm_gem_vram_object *gbo;
+	int ret;
+	void *src;
+	void *dst;
+
+	if (drm_WARN_ON_ONCE(dev, fb->width > AST_MAX_HWC_WIDTH) ||
+	    drm_WARN_ON_ONCE(dev, fb->height > AST_MAX_HWC_HEIGHT))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	gbo = drm_gem_vram_of_gem(fb->obj[0]);
+
+	ret = drm_gem_vram_pin(gbo, 0);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+	src = drm_gem_vram_vmap(gbo);
+	if (IS_ERR(src)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(src);
+		goto err_drm_gem_vram_unpin;
+	}
+
+	dst = drm_gem_vram_vmap(ast->cursor.gbo[ast->cursor.next_index]);
+	if (IS_ERR(dst)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(dst);
+		goto err_drm_gem_vram_vunmap_src;
+	}
+
+	ret = ast_cursor_update(dst, src, fb->width, fb->height);
+	if (ret)
+		goto err_drm_gem_vram_vunmap_dst;
+
+	/*
+	 * Always unmap buffers here. Destination buffers are
+	 * perma-pinned while the driver is active. We're only
+	 * changing ref-counters here.
+	 */
+	drm_gem_vram_vunmap(ast->cursor.gbo[ast->cursor.next_index], dst);
+	drm_gem_vram_vunmap(gbo, src);
+	drm_gem_vram_unpin(gbo);
+
+	return 0;
+
+err_drm_gem_vram_vunmap_dst:
+	drm_gem_vram_vunmap(ast->cursor.gbo[ast->cursor.next_index], dst);
+err_drm_gem_vram_vunmap_src:
+	drm_gem_vram_vunmap(gbo, src);
+err_drm_gem_vram_unpin:
+	drm_gem_vram_unpin(gbo);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 void ast_cursor_set_base(struct ast_private *ast, u64 address)
 {
 	u8 addr0 = (address >> 3) & 0xff;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_drv.h
index f7b120f862a8..9bc1bb76ec91 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_drv.h
@@ -318,8 +318,7 @@ void ast_release_firmware(struct drm_device *dev);
 /* ast_cursor.c */
 int ast_cursor_init(struct ast_private *ast);
 void ast_cursor_fini(struct ast_private *ast);
-int ast_cursor_update(void *dst, void *src, unsigned int width,
-		      unsigned int height);
+int ast_cursor_blit(struct ast_private *ast, struct drm_framebuffer *fb);
 void ast_cursor_set_base(struct ast_private *ast, u64 address);
 int ast_cursor_move(struct drm_crtc *crtc, int x, int y);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_mode.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_mode.c
index e69965f5636d..701211050832 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_mode.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_mode.c
@@ -611,56 +611,21 @@ static int
 ast_cursor_plane_helper_prepare_fb(struct drm_plane *plane,
 				   struct drm_plane_state *new_state)
 {
-	struct drm_device *dev = plane->dev;
 	struct drm_framebuffer *fb = new_state->fb;
 	struct drm_crtc *crtc = new_state->crtc;
-	struct drm_gem_vram_object *gbo;
 	struct ast_private *ast;
 	int ret;
-	void *src, *dst;
 
 	if (!crtc || !fb)
 		return 0;
 
-	if (drm_WARN_ON_ONCE(dev, fb->width > AST_MAX_HWC_WIDTH) ||
-	    drm_WARN_ON_ONCE(dev, fb->height > AST_MAX_HWC_HEIGHT))
-		return -EINVAL; /* BUG: didn't test in atomic_check() */
-
-	ast = to_ast_private(dev);
-
-	gbo = drm_gem_vram_of_gem(fb->obj[0]);
-	src = drm_gem_vram_vmap(gbo);
-	if (IS_ERR(src)) {
-		ret = PTR_ERR(src);
-		goto err_drm_gem_vram_unpin;
-	}
-
-	dst = drm_gem_vram_vmap(ast->cursor.gbo[ast->cursor.next_index]);
-	if (IS_ERR(dst)) {
-		ret = PTR_ERR(dst);
-		goto err_drm_gem_vram_vunmap_src;
-	}
+	ast = to_ast_private(plane->dev);
 
-	ret = ast_cursor_update(dst, src, fb->width, fb->height);
+	ret = ast_cursor_blit(ast, fb);
 	if (ret)
-		goto err_drm_gem_vram_vunmap_dst;
-
-	/* Always unmap buffers here. Destination buffers are
-	 * perma-pinned while the driver is active. We're only
-	 * changing ref-counters here.
-	 */
-	drm_gem_vram_vunmap(ast->cursor.gbo[ast->cursor.next_index], dst);
-	drm_gem_vram_vunmap(gbo, src);
+		return ret;
 
 	return 0;
-
-err_drm_gem_vram_vunmap_dst:
-	drm_gem_vram_vunmap(ast->cursor.gbo[ast->cursor.next_index], dst);
-err_drm_gem_vram_vunmap_src:
-	drm_gem_vram_vunmap(gbo, src);
-err_drm_gem_vram_unpin:
-	drm_gem_vram_unpin(gbo);
-	return ret;
 }
 
 static int ast_cursor_plane_helper_atomic_check(struct drm_plane *plane,
