diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/aty/radeon_base.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/aty/radeon_base.c
index 50c384ce2883..8b28c9bddd97 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/aty/radeon_base.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/aty/radeon_base.c
@@ -2238,6 +2238,14 @@ static const struct bin_attribute edid2_attr = {
 	.read	= radeon_show_edid2,
 };
 
+static int radeon_kick_out_firmware_fb(struct pci_dev *pdev)
+{
+	resource_size_t base = pci_resource_start(pdev, 0);
+	resource_size_t size = pci_resource_len(pdev, 0);
+
+	return aperture_remove_conflicting_devices(base, size, false, KBUILD_MODNAME);
+}
+
 static int radeonfb_pci_register(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 				 const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 {
@@ -2288,7 +2296,7 @@ static int radeonfb_pci_register(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	rinfo->fb_base_phys = pci_resource_start (pdev, 0);
 	rinfo->mmio_base_phys = pci_resource_start (pdev, 2);
 
-	ret = aperture_remove_conflicting_pci_devices(pdev, KBUILD_MODNAME);
+	ret = radeon_kick_out_firmware_fb(pdev);
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_release_fb;