diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/arm/hdlcd_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/arm/hdlcd_drv.c
index d6ea47873627..a032003c340c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/arm/hdlcd_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/arm/hdlcd_drv.c
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ static int hdlcd_drm_bind(struct device *dev)
 	 */
 	if (hdlcd_read(hdlcd, HDLCD_REG_COMMAND)) {
 		hdlcd_write(hdlcd, HDLCD_REG_COMMAND, 0);
-		drm_aperture_remove_framebuffers(&hdlcd_driver);
+		drm_aperture_remove_framebuffers(false, &hdlcd_driver);
 	}
 
 	drm_mode_config_reset(drm);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/armada/armada_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/armada/armada_drv.c
index 688ba358f531..142668cd6d7c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/armada/armada_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/armada/armada_drv.c
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ static int armada_drm_bind(struct device *dev)
 	}
 
 	/* Remove early framebuffers */
-	ret = drm_aperture_remove_framebuffers(&armada_drm_driver);
+	ret = drm_aperture_remove_framebuffers(false, &armada_drm_driver);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(dev, "[" DRM_NAME ":%s] can't kick out simple-fb: %d\n",
 			__func__, ret);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_aperture.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_aperture.c
index 697cffbfd603..3b8fdeeafd53 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_aperture.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_aperture.c
@@ -32,13 +32,17 @@
  *
  *	static int remove_conflicting_framebuffers(struct pci_dev *pdev)
  *	{
+ *		bool primary = false;
  *		resource_size_t base, size;
  *		int ret;
  *
  *		base = pci_resource_start(pdev, 0);
  *		size = pci_resource_len(pdev, 0);
+ *	#ifdef CONFIG_X86
+ *		primary = pdev->resource[PCI_ROM_RESOURCE].flags & IORESOURCE_ROM_SHADOW;
+ *	#endif
  *
- *		return drm_aperture_remove_conflicting_framebuffers(base, size,
+ *		return drm_aperture_remove_conflicting_framebuffers(base, size, primary,
  *		                                                    &example_driver);
  *	}
  *
@@ -157,6 +161,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(devm_aperture_acquire_from_firmware);
  * drm_aperture_remove_conflicting_framebuffers - remove existing framebuffers in the given range
  * @base: the aperture's base address in physical memory
  * @size: aperture size in bytes
+ * @primary: also kick vga16fb if present
  * @req_driver: requesting DRM driver
  *
  * This function removes graphics device drivers which use the memory range described by
@@ -166,9 +171,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(devm_aperture_acquire_from_firmware);
  * 0 on success, or a negative errno code otherwise
  */
 int drm_aperture_remove_conflicting_framebuffers(resource_size_t base, resource_size_t size,
-						 const struct drm_driver *req_driver)
+						 bool primary, const struct drm_driver *req_driver)
 {
-	return aperture_remove_conflicting_devices(base, size, false, req_driver->name);
+	return aperture_remove_conflicting_devices(base, size, primary, req_driver->name);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_aperture_remove_conflicting_framebuffers);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/psb_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/psb_drv.c
index 738eb558a97e..000e6704e3c7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/psb_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/psb_drv.c
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ static int psb_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	 * TODO: Refactor psb_driver_load() to map vdc_reg earlier. Then we
 	 *       might be able to read the framebuffer range from the device.
 	 */
-	ret = drm_aperture_remove_framebuffers(&driver);
+	ret = drm_aperture_remove_framebuffers(false, &driver);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/hyperv/hyperv_drm_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/hyperv/hyperv_drm_drv.c
index 68050409dd26..690b90ec82b6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/hyperv/hyperv_drm_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/hyperv/hyperv_drm_drv.c
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ static int hyperv_setup_vram(struct hyperv_drm_device *hv,
 
 	drm_aperture_remove_conflicting_framebuffers(screen_info.lfb_base,
 						     screen_info.lfb_size,
+						     false,
 						     &hyperv_driver);
 
 	hv->fb_size = (unsigned long)hv->mmio_megabytes * 1024 * 1024;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/meson/meson_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/meson/meson_drv.c
index 119544d88b58..eea433ade79d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/meson/meson_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/meson/meson_drv.c
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ static int meson_drv_bind_master(struct device *dev, bool has_components)
 	 * Remove early framebuffers (ie. simplefb). The framebuffer can be
 	 * located anywhere in RAM
 	 */
-	ret = drm_aperture_remove_framebuffers(&meson_driver);
+	ret = drm_aperture_remove_framebuffers(false, &meson_driver);
 	if (ret)
 		goto free_drm;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_fbdev.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_fbdev.c
index d4a9b501e1bc..46168eccfac4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_fbdev.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_fbdev.c
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ struct drm_fb_helper *msm_fbdev_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 	}
 
 	/* the fw fb could be anywhere in memory */
-	ret = drm_aperture_remove_framebuffers(dev->driver);
+	ret = drm_aperture_remove_framebuffers(false, dev->driver);
 	if (ret)
 		goto fini;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/rockchip/rockchip_drm_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/rockchip/rockchip_drm_drv.c
index 8e12053a220b..813f9f8c8698 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/rockchip/rockchip_drm_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/rockchip/rockchip_drm_drv.c
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ static int rockchip_drm_bind(struct device *dev)
 	int ret;
 
 	/* Remove existing drivers that may own the framebuffer memory. */
-	ret = drm_aperture_remove_framebuffers(&rockchip_drm_driver);
+	ret = drm_aperture_remove_framebuffers(false, &rockchip_drm_driver);
 	if (ret) {
 		DRM_DEV_ERROR(dev,
 			      "Failed to remove existing framebuffers - %d.\n",
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/stm/drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/stm/drv.c
index 0a09a85ac9d6..d7914f5122df 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/stm/drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/stm/drv.c
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ static int stm_drm_platform_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	DRM_DEBUG("%s\n", __func__);
 
-	ret = drm_aperture_remove_framebuffers(&drv_driver);
+	ret = drm_aperture_remove_framebuffers(false, &drv_driver);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_drv.c
index 5c483bbccbbb..7910c5853f0a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_drv.c
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ static int sun4i_drv_bind(struct device *dev)
 		goto unbind_all;
 
 	/* Remove early framebuffers (ie. simplefb) */
-	ret = drm_aperture_remove_framebuffers(&sun4i_drv_driver);
+	ret = drm_aperture_remove_framebuffers(false, &sun4i_drv_driver);
 	if (ret)
 		goto unbind_all;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/drm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/drm.c
index 5fc55b9777cb..a1f909dac89a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/drm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/drm.c
@@ -1252,7 +1252,7 @@ static int host1x_drm_probe(struct host1x_device *dev)
 
 	drm_mode_config_reset(drm);
 
-	err = drm_aperture_remove_framebuffers(&tegra_drm_driver);
+	err = drm_aperture_remove_framebuffers(false, &tegra_drm_driver);
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto hub;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_drv.c
index b6384a5dfdbc..8c329c071c62 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_drv.c
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ static int vc4_drm_bind(struct device *dev)
 			return -EPROBE_DEFER;
 	}
 
-	ret = drm_aperture_remove_framebuffers(driver);
+	ret = drm_aperture_remove_framebuffers(false, driver);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_aperture.h b/include/drm/drm_aperture.h
index cbe33b49fd5d..7096703c3949 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_aperture.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_aperture.h
@@ -13,13 +13,14 @@ int devm_aperture_acquire_from_firmware(struct drm_device *dev, resource_size_t
 					resource_size_t size);
 
 int drm_aperture_remove_conflicting_framebuffers(resource_size_t base, resource_size_t size,
-						 const struct drm_driver *req_driver);
+						 bool primary, const struct drm_driver *req_driver);
 
 int drm_aperture_remove_conflicting_pci_framebuffers(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 						     const struct drm_driver *req_driver);
 
 /**
  * drm_aperture_remove_framebuffers - remove all existing framebuffers
+ * @primary: also kick vga16fb if present
  * @req_driver: requesting DRM driver
  *
  * This function removes all graphics device drivers. Use this function on systems
@@ -29,9 +30,9 @@ int drm_aperture_remove_conflicting_pci_framebuffers(struct pci_dev *pdev,
  * 0 on success, or a negative errno code otherwise
  */
 static inline int
-drm_aperture_remove_framebuffers(const struct drm_driver *req_driver)
+drm_aperture_remove_framebuffers(bool primary, const struct drm_driver *req_driver)
 {
-	return drm_aperture_remove_conflicting_framebuffers(0, (resource_size_t)-1,
+	return drm_aperture_remove_conflicting_framebuffers(0, (resource_size_t)-1, primary,
 							    req_driver);
 }