diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/Kconfig b/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/Kconfig
index 111113fa86a28..7ab8d6c02dab3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/Kconfig
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ config TINYDRM_ST7586
 config TINYDRM_ST7735R
 	tristate "DRM support for Sitronix ST7715R/ST7735R display panels"
 	depends on DRM && SPI
+	select DRM_CLIENT_SELECTION
 	select DRM_KMS_HELPER
 	select DRM_GEM_DMA_HELPER
 	select DRM_MIPI_DBI
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/st7735r.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/st7735r.c
index 1676da00883d3..0747ebd999cc5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/st7735r.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/st7735r.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include <video/mipi_display.h>
 
 #include <drm/drm_atomic_helper.h>
+#include <drm/drm_client_setup.h>
 #include <drm/drm_drv.h>
 #include <drm/drm_fbdev_dma.h>
 #include <drm/drm_gem_atomic_helper.h>
@@ -155,6 +156,7 @@ static const struct drm_driver st7735r_driver = {
 	.driver_features	= DRIVER_GEM | DRIVER_MODESET | DRIVER_ATOMIC,
 	.fops			= &st7735r_fops,
 	DRM_GEM_DMA_DRIVER_OPS_VMAP,
+	DRM_FBDEV_DMA_DRIVER_OPS,
 	.debugfs_init		= mipi_dbi_debugfs_init,
 	.name			= "st7735r",
 	.desc			= "Sitronix ST7735R",
@@ -241,7 +243,7 @@ static int st7735r_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 
 	spi_set_drvdata(spi, drm);
 
-	drm_fbdev_dma_setup(drm, 0);
+	drm_client_setup(drm, NULL);
 
 	return 0;
 }