diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_drv.c
index f1e17d60055a..93462aea9faa 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_drv.c
@@ -556,12 +556,10 @@ static struct pci_driver amdgpu_kms_pci_driver = {
 static int __init amdgpu_init(void)
 {
 	amdgpu_sync_init();
-#ifdef CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE
 	if (vgacon_text_force()) {
 		DRM_ERROR("VGACON disables amdgpu kernel modesetting.\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
-#endif
 	DRM_INFO("amdgpu kernel modesetting enabled.\n");
 	driver = &kms_driver;
 	pdriver = &amdgpu_kms_pci_driver;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_drv.c
index 9a32d9dfdd26..fcd9c0714836 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_drv.c
@@ -218,10 +218,8 @@ static struct drm_driver driver = {
 
 static int __init ast_init(void)
 {
-#ifdef CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE
 	if (vgacon_text_force() && ast_modeset == -1)
 		return -EINVAL;
-#endif
 
 	if (ast_modeset == 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/cirrus/cirrus_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/cirrus/cirrus_drv.c
index 7bc394ec9fb3..dc83f69da6f1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/cirrus/cirrus_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/cirrus/cirrus_drv.c
@@ -163,10 +163,8 @@ static struct pci_driver cirrus_pci_driver = {
 
 static int __init cirrus_init(void)
 {
-#ifdef CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE
 	if (vgacon_text_force() && cirrus_modeset == -1)
 		return -EINVAL;
-#endif
 
 	if (cirrus_modeset == 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
index f73b4f7b2d39..349e17cc8540 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
@@ -1754,10 +1754,8 @@ static int __init i915_init(void)
 	if (i915.modeset == 0)
 		driver.driver_features &= ~DRIVER_MODESET;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE
 	if (vgacon_text_force() && i915.modeset == -1)
 		driver.driver_features &= ~DRIVER_MODESET;
-#endif
 
 	if (!(driver.driver_features & DRIVER_MODESET)) {
 		/* Silently fail loading to not upset userspace. */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_drv.c
index b0af77454d52..ebb470ff7200 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_drv.c
@@ -116,10 +116,8 @@ static struct pci_driver mgag200_pci_driver = {
 
 static int __init mgag200_init(void)
 {
-#ifdef CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE
 	if (vgacon_text_force() && mgag200_modeset == -1)
 		return -EINVAL;
-#endif
 
 	if (mgag200_modeset == 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_drm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_drm.c
index d06877d9c1ed..db5c7d0cc25c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_drm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_drm.c
@@ -1083,10 +1083,8 @@ nouveau_drm_init(void)
 	nouveau_display_options();
 
 	if (nouveau_modeset == -1) {
-#ifdef CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE
 		if (vgacon_text_force())
 			nouveau_modeset = 0;
-#endif
 	}
 
 	if (!nouveau_modeset)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_drv.c
index 7307b07fe06b..dc9df5fe50ba 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_drv.c
@@ -272,10 +272,8 @@ static struct drm_driver qxl_driver = {
 
 static int __init qxl_init(void)
 {
-#ifdef CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE
 	if (vgacon_text_force() && qxl_modeset == -1)
 		return -EINVAL;
-#endif
 
 	if (qxl_modeset == 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_drv.c
index ccd4ad4ee592..5d44ed0d104a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_drv.c
@@ -566,12 +566,10 @@ static struct pci_driver radeon_kms_pci_driver = {
 
 static int __init radeon_init(void)
 {
-#ifdef CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE
 	if (vgacon_text_force() && radeon_modeset == -1) {
 		DRM_INFO("VGACON disable radeon kernel modesetting.\n");
 		radeon_modeset = 0;
 	}
-#endif
 	/* set to modesetting by default if not nomodeset */
 	if (radeon_modeset == -1)
 		radeon_modeset = 1;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_drv.c
index 7f898cfdc746..3cc7afa77a35 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_drv.c
@@ -42,10 +42,8 @@ module_param_named(modeset, virtio_gpu_modeset, int, 0400);
 
 static int virtio_gpu_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 {
-#ifdef CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE
 	if (vgacon_text_force() && virtio_gpu_modeset == -1)
 		return -EINVAL;
-#endif
 
 	if (virtio_gpu_modeset == 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.c
index 6cbb7d4bdd11..e7335a48ebf6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.c
@@ -1530,10 +1530,8 @@ static int __init vmwgfx_init(void)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE
 	if (vgacon_text_force())
 		return -EINVAL;
-#endif
 
 	ret = drm_pci_init(&driver, &vmw_pci_driver);
 	if (ret)
diff --git a/include/linux/console.h b/include/linux/console.h
index ea731af2451e..e49cc1ef19be 100644
--- a/include/linux/console.h
+++ b/include/linux/console.h
@@ -191,6 +191,8 @@ void vcs_remove_sysfs(int index);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE
 extern bool vgacon_text_force(void);
+#else
+static inline bool vgacon_text_force(void) { return false; }
 #endif
 
 #endif /* _LINUX_CONSOLE_H */
