diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem_framebuffer_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem_framebuffer_helper.c
index acfbc0641a06a..2810d41314118 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem_framebuffer_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem_framebuffer_helper.c
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ int drm_gem_fb_prepare_fb(struct drm_plane *plane,
 	struct dma_buf *dma_buf;
 	struct dma_fence *fence;
 
-	if (plane->state->fb == state->fb || !state->fb)
+	if (!state->fb)
 		return 0;
 
 	dma_buf = drm_gem_fb_get_obj(state->fb, 0)->dma_buf;