diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/Kconfig b/drivers/gpu/drm/Kconfig
index 3a22eb9be378..17b24c580c09 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/Kconfig
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ config DRM_I915
 	select FB_CFB_COPYAREA
 	select FB_CFB_IMAGEBLIT
 	select FB
+	select FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE if !EMBEDDED
 	tristate "i915 driver"
 	help
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