diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/i9xx_plane.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/i9xx_plane.c
index 3eb96d8abba8..9a39e9efbfaf 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/i9xx_plane.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/i9xx_plane.c
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 #include "i9xx_plane.h"
 #include "i9xx_plane_regs.h"
 #include "intel_atomic.h"
-#include "intel_bo.h"
 #include "intel_de.h"
 #include "intel_display_irq.h"
 #include "intel_display_regs.h"
@@ -1178,7 +1177,7 @@ i9xx_get_initial_plane_config(struct intel_crtc *crtc,
 
 	drm_WARN_ON(display->drm, pipe != crtc->pipe);
 
-	intel_fb = intel_bo_alloc_framebuffer();
+	intel_fb = intel_framebuffer_alloc();
 	if (!intel_fb) {
 		drm_dbg_kms(display->drm, "failed to alloc fb\n");
 		return;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_fb.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_fb.c
index 71b4fa19f1e5..3f2cbcd2626d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_fb.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_fb.c
@@ -2340,6 +2340,11 @@ intel_user_framebuffer_create(struct drm_device *dev,
 	return fb;
 }
 
+struct intel_framebuffer *intel_framebuffer_alloc(void)
+{
+	return intel_bo_alloc_framebuffer();
+}
+
 struct drm_framebuffer *
 intel_framebuffer_create(struct drm_gem_object *obj,
 			 struct drm_mode_fb_cmd2 *mode_cmd)
@@ -2347,7 +2352,7 @@ intel_framebuffer_create(struct drm_gem_object *obj,
 	struct intel_framebuffer *intel_fb;
 	int ret;
 
-	intel_fb = intel_bo_alloc_framebuffer();
+	intel_fb = intel_framebuffer_alloc();
 	if (!intel_fb)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_fb.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_fb.h
index bdd76b372957..7d77022235a5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_fb.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_fb.h
@@ -103,6 +103,9 @@ void intel_add_fb_offsets(int *x, int *y,
 int intel_framebuffer_init(struct intel_framebuffer *ifb,
 			   struct drm_gem_object *obj,
 			   struct drm_mode_fb_cmd2 *mode_cmd);
+
+struct intel_framebuffer *intel_framebuffer_alloc(void);
+
 struct drm_framebuffer *
 intel_framebuffer_create(struct drm_gem_object *obj,
 			 struct drm_mode_fb_cmd2 *mode_cmd);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/skl_universal_plane.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/skl_universal_plane.c
index 950dc79dbdd4..59ee0830de02 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/skl_universal_plane.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/skl_universal_plane.c
@@ -3028,7 +3028,7 @@ skl_get_initial_plane_config(struct intel_crtc *crtc,
 		return;
 	}
 
-	intel_fb = intel_bo_alloc_framebuffer();
+	intel_fb = intel_framebuffer_alloc();
 	if (!intel_fb) {
 		drm_dbg_kms(display->drm, "failed to alloc fb\n");
 		return;