diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
index c10fb2e57af2..71cb90d763bd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
@@ -6934,6 +6934,12 @@ static int intel_crtc_set_config(struct drm_mode_set *set)
 	if (!set->mode)
 		set->fb = NULL;
 
+	/* The fb helper likes to play gross jokes with ->mode_set_config.
+	 * Unfortunately the crtc helper doesn't do much at all for this case,
+	 * so we have to cope with this madness until the fb helper is fixed up. */
+	if (set->fb && set->num_connectors == 0)
+		return 0;
+
 	if (set->fb) {
 		DRM_DEBUG_KMS("[CRTC:%d] [FB:%d] #connectors=%d (x y) (%i %i)\n",
 				set->crtc->base.id, set->fb->base.id,