diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/Kconfig b/drivers/gpu/drm/Kconfig
index 45f624b088da4..1710e04e3986f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/Kconfig
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ config DRM_TTM_HELPER
 config DRM_GEM_DMA_HELPER
 	tristate
 	depends on DRM
-	select FB_DMAMEM_HELPERS if DRM_FBDEV_EMULATION
+	select FB_DMAMEM_HELPERS_DEFERRED if DRM_FBDEV_EMULATION
 	help
 	  Choose this if you need the GEM DMA helper functions