diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_internal.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_internal.h
index 0c4eb4a9ab31..51e06defc8d8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_internal.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_internal.h
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ struct device *drm_sysfs_minor_alloc(struct drm_minor *minor);
 int drm_sysfs_connector_add(struct drm_connector *connector);
 void drm_sysfs_connector_remove(struct drm_connector *connector);
 
+void drm_sysfs_lease_event(struct drm_device *dev);
+
 /* drm_gem.c */
 int drm_gem_init(struct drm_device *dev);
 void drm_gem_destroy(struct drm_device *dev);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_lease.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_lease.c
index 24a177ea5417..c61680ad962d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_lease.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_lease.c
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ void drm_lease_destroy(struct drm_master *master)
 
 	if (master->lessor) {
 		/* Tell the master to check the lessee list */
-		drm_sysfs_hotplug_event(dev);
+		drm_sysfs_lease_event(dev);
 		drm_master_put(&master->lessor);
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_sysfs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_sysfs.c
index b3c1daad1169..ecb7b33002bb 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_sysfs.c
@@ -301,6 +301,16 @@ void drm_sysfs_connector_remove(struct drm_connector *connector)
 	connector->kdev = NULL;
 }
 
+void drm_sysfs_lease_event(struct drm_device *dev)
+{
+	char *event_string = "LEASE=1";
+	char *envp[] = { event_string, NULL };
+
+	DRM_DEBUG("generating lease event\n");
+
+	kobject_uevent_env(&dev->primary->kdev->kobj, KOBJ_CHANGE, envp);
+}
+
 /**
  * drm_sysfs_hotplug_event - generate a DRM uevent
  * @dev: DRM device