diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/Kconfig b/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/Kconfig
index 02db304c0cac..f542aae334d5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/Kconfig
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ config DRM_SIMPLEDRM
 	tristate "Simple framebuffer driver"
 	depends on DRM && MMU
 	select APERTURE_HELPERS
+	select DRM_CLIENT_SELECTION
 	select DRM_GEM_SHMEM_HELPER
 	select DRM_KMS_HELPER
 	help
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/simpledrm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/simpledrm.c
index d19e10289428..484901e5e2f4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/simpledrm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/simpledrm.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <drm/drm_aperture.h>
 #include <drm/drm_atomic.h>
 #include <drm/drm_atomic_state_helper.h>
+#include <drm/drm_client_setup.h>
 #include <drm/drm_connector.h>
 #include <drm/drm_crtc_helper.h>
 #include <drm/drm_damage_helper.h>
@@ -1009,6 +1010,7 @@ DEFINE_DRM_GEM_FOPS(simpledrm_fops);
 
 static struct drm_driver simpledrm_driver = {
 	DRM_GEM_SHMEM_DRIVER_OPS,
+	DRM_FBDEV_SHMEM_DRIVER_OPS,
 	.name			= DRIVER_NAME,
 	.desc			= DRIVER_DESC,
 	.date			= DRIVER_DATE,
@@ -1026,7 +1028,6 @@ static int simpledrm_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct simpledrm_device *sdev;
 	struct drm_device *dev;
-	unsigned int color_mode;
 	int ret;
 
 	sdev = simpledrm_device_create(&simpledrm_driver, pdev);
@@ -1038,11 +1039,7 @@ static int simpledrm_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	color_mode = drm_format_info_bpp(sdev->format, 0);
-	if (color_mode == 16)
-		color_mode = sdev->format->depth; // can be 15 or 16
-
-	drm_fbdev_shmem_setup(dev, color_mode);
+	drm_client_setup(dev, sdev->format);
 
 	return 0;
 }