diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_initial_plane.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_initial_plane.c
index 5594548f51d8..390a9248d631 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_initial_plane.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_initial_plane.c
@@ -115,7 +115,8 @@ initial_plane_vma(struct drm_i915_private *i915,
 	 * important and we should probably use that space with FBC or other
 	 * features.
 	 */
-	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE) &&
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DRM_FBDEV_EMULATION) &&
+	    IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE) &&
 	    mem == i915->mm.stolen_region &&
 	    !intel_fbdev_fb_prefer_stolen(&i915->drm, size)) {
 		drm_dbg_kms(&i915->drm, "Initial FB size exceeds half of stolen, discarding\n");