diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_debugfs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_debugfs.c
index bfb2ccb40bd1..a3d470468e5b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_debugfs.c
@@ -47,15 +47,15 @@ static int fb_show(struct seq_file *m, void *arg)
 {
 	struct drm_info_node *node = (struct drm_info_node *) m->private;
 	struct drm_device *dev = node->minor->dev;
-	struct omap_drm_private *priv = dev->dev_private;
+	struct drm_fb_helper *helper = dev->fb_helper;
 	struct drm_framebuffer *fb;
 
 	seq_printf(m, "fbcon ");
-	omap_framebuffer_describe(priv->fbdev->fb, m);
+	omap_framebuffer_describe(helper->fb, m);
 
 	mutex_lock(&dev->mode_config.fb_lock);
 	list_for_each_entry(fb, &dev->mode_config.fb_list, head) {
-		if (fb == priv->fbdev->fb)
+		if (fb == helper->fb)
 			continue;
 
 		seq_printf(m, "user ");
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_drv.c
index fb403b44769c..6a2f446c960f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_drv.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 #include "omap_dmm_tiler.h"
 #include "omap_drv.h"
+#include "omap_fbdev.h"
 
 #define DRIVER_NAME		MODULE_NAME
 #define DRIVER_DESC		"OMAP DRM"
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_drv.h
index 825960fd3ea9..4c7217b35f6b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_drv.h
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 #include "omap_crtc.h"
 #include "omap_encoder.h"
 #include "omap_fb.h"
-#include "omap_fbdev.h"
 #include "omap_gem.h"
 #include "omap_irq.h"
 #include "omap_plane.h"
@@ -77,8 +76,6 @@ struct omap_drm_private {
 
 	struct drm_private_obj glob_obj;
 
-	struct drm_fb_helper *fbdev;
-
 	struct workqueue_struct *wq;
 
 	/* lock for obj_list below */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_fbdev.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_fbdev.c
index d04a20f95e3d..9ea863781ac6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_fbdev.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_fbdev.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <drm/drm_gem_framebuffer_helper.h>
 
 #include "omap_drv.h"
+#include "omap_fbdev.h"
 
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(ywrap, "Enable ywrap scrolling (omap44xx and later, default 'y')");
 static bool ywrap_enabled = true;
@@ -250,8 +251,6 @@ void omap_fbdev_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 	if (ret)
 		goto fini;
 
-	priv->fbdev = helper;
-
 	return;
 
 fini:
@@ -265,8 +264,7 @@ fail:
 
 void omap_fbdev_fini(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
-	struct omap_drm_private *priv = dev->dev_private;
-	struct drm_fb_helper *helper = priv->fbdev;
+	struct drm_fb_helper *helper = dev->fb_helper;
 	struct drm_framebuffer *fb;
 	struct drm_gem_object *bo;
 	struct omap_fbdev *fbdev;
@@ -296,6 +294,4 @@ void omap_fbdev_fini(struct drm_device *dev)
 
 	drm_fb_helper_unprepare(helper);
 	kfree(fbdev);
-
-	priv->fbdev = NULL;
 }