diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_fbdev.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_fbdev.c
index 0c4cde6b2e6f..ee1a5b937590 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_fbdev.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_fbdev.c
@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@ void intel_fbdev_output_poll_changed(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
 	struct intel_fbdev *ifbdev = to_i915(dev)->fbdev;
 
-	if (ifbdev && ifbdev->vma)
+	if (ifbdev)
 		drm_fb_helper_hotplug_event(&ifbdev->helper);
 }