diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/Makefile b/drivers/gpu/drm/Makefile
index 48e38ba..863db84 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/Makefile
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@
 		drm_crtc.o drm_modes.o drm_edid.o \
 		drm_info.o drm_debugfs.o drm_encoder_slave.o \
 		drm_trace_points.o drm_global.o drm_prime.o \
-		drm_rect.o drm_vma_manager.o drm_flip_work.o \
-		drm_plane_helper.o
+		drm_rect.o drm_vma_manager.o drm_flip_work.o
 
 drm-$(CONFIG_COMPAT) += drm_ioc32.o
 drm-$(CONFIG_DRM_GEM_CMA_HELPER) += drm_gem_cma_helper.o
@@ -23,7 +22,8 @@
 
 drm-usb-y   := drm_usb.o
 
-drm_kms_helper-y := drm_crtc_helper.o drm_dp_helper.o drm_probe_helper.o
+drm_kms_helper-y := drm_crtc_helper.o drm_dp_helper.o drm_probe_helper.o \
+		drm_plane_helper.o
 drm_kms_helper-$(CONFIG_DRM_LOAD_EDID_FIRMWARE) += drm_edid_load.o
 drm_kms_helper-$(CONFIG_DRM_KMS_FB_HELPER) += drm_fb_helper.o
 drm_kms_helper-$(CONFIG_DRM_KMS_CMA_HELPER) += drm_fb_cma_helper.o
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/Kconfig b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/Kconfig
index b71bcd0..67720f7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/Kconfig
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 config DRM_VMWGFX
 	tristate "DRM driver for VMware Virtual GPU"
-	depends on DRM && PCI && FB
+	depends on DRM && PCI
 	select FB_DEFERRED_IO
 	select FB_CFB_FILLRECT
 	select FB_CFB_COPYAREA
 	select FB_CFB_IMAGEBLIT
 	select DRM_TTM
+	# Only needed for the transitional use of drm_crtc_init - can be removed
+	# again once vmwgfx sets up the primary plane itself.
+	select DRM_KMS_HELPER
 	help
 	  Choose this option if you would like to run 3D acceleration
 	  in a VMware virtual machine.
@@ -14,7 +17,7 @@
 	  The compiled module will be called "vmwgfx.ko".
 
 config DRM_VMWGFX_FBCON
-	depends on DRM_VMWGFX
+	depends on DRM_VMWGFX && FB
 	bool "Enable framebuffer console under vmwgfx by default"
 	help
 	   Choose this option if you are shipping a new vmwgfx