diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display.c
index 7cd19ff40ed3c..fe2624b8f76cd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display.c
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
 #include "display/intel_vdsc.h"
 #include "display/intel_vrr.h"
 
+#include "gem/i915_gem_lmem.h"
 #include "gem/i915_gem_object.h"
 
 #include "gt/intel_rps.h"
@@ -11274,11 +11275,20 @@ intel_user_framebuffer_create(struct drm_device *dev,
 	struct drm_framebuffer *fb;
 	struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj;
 	struct drm_mode_fb_cmd2 mode_cmd = *user_mode_cmd;
+	struct drm_i915_private *i915;
 
 	obj = i915_gem_object_lookup(filp, mode_cmd.handles[0]);
 	if (!obj)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
 
+	/* object is backed with LMEM for discrete */
+	i915 = to_i915(obj->base.dev);
+	if (HAS_LMEM(i915) && !i915_gem_object_is_lmem(obj)) {
+		/* object is "remote", not in local memory */
+		i915_gem_object_put(obj);
+		return ERR_PTR(-EREMOTE);
+	}
+
 	fb = intel_framebuffer_create(obj, &mode_cmd);
 	i915_gem_object_put(obj);