diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic.c
index a8bbb021684b0..3ea2106c8d7d7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic.c
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ static int drm_atomic_plane_check(const struct drm_plane_state *old_plane_state,
 		return -ENOSPC;
 	}
 
-	clips = drm_plane_get_damage_clips(new_plane_state);
+	clips = __drm_plane_get_damage_clips(new_plane_state);
 	num_clips = drm_plane_get_damage_clips_count(new_plane_state);
 
 	/* Make sure damage clips are valid and inside the fb. */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc_internal.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc_internal.h
index 54d4cf1233e97..6b17501a74127 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc_internal.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc_internal.h
@@ -260,6 +260,8 @@ int drm_plane_register_all(struct drm_device *dev);
 void drm_plane_unregister_all(struct drm_device *dev);
 int drm_plane_check_pixel_format(struct drm_plane *plane,
 				 u32 format, u64 modifier);
+struct drm_mode_rect *
+__drm_plane_get_damage_clips(const struct drm_plane_state *state);
 
 /* drm_bridge.c */
 void drm_bridge_detach(struct drm_bridge *bridge);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_plane.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_plane.c
index b373958ecb30d..f61315b61174c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_plane.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_plane.c
@@ -1397,6 +1397,56 @@ int drm_mode_page_flip_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+/**
+ * drm_plane_get_damage_clips_count - Returns damage clips count.
+ * @state: Plane state.
+ *
+ * Simple helper to get the number of &drm_mode_rect clips set by user-space
+ * during plane update.
+ *
+ * Return: Number of clips in plane fb_damage_clips blob property.
+ */
+unsigned int
+drm_plane_get_damage_clips_count(const struct drm_plane_state *state)
+{
+	return (state && state->fb_damage_clips) ?
+		state->fb_damage_clips->length/sizeof(struct drm_mode_rect) : 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_plane_get_damage_clips_count);
+
+struct drm_mode_rect *
+__drm_plane_get_damage_clips(const struct drm_plane_state *state)
+{
+	return (struct drm_mode_rect *)((state && state->fb_damage_clips) ?
+					state->fb_damage_clips->data : NULL);
+}
+
+/**
+ * drm_plane_get_damage_clips - Returns damage clips.
+ * @state: Plane state.
+ *
+ * Note that this function returns uapi type &drm_mode_rect. Drivers might want
+ * to use the helper functions drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init() and
+ * drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_next() or drm_atomic_helper_damage_merged() if
+ * the driver can only handle a single damage region at most.
+ *
+ * Return: Damage clips in plane fb_damage_clips blob property.
+ */
+struct drm_mode_rect *
+drm_plane_get_damage_clips(const struct drm_plane_state *state)
+{
+	struct drm_device *dev = state->plane->dev;
+	struct drm_mode_config *config = &dev->mode_config;
+
+	/* check that drm_plane_enable_fb_damage_clips() was called */
+	if (!drm_mode_obj_find_prop_id(&state->plane->base,
+				       config->prop_fb_damage_clips->base.id))
+		drm_warn_once(dev, "drm_plane_enable_fb_damage_clips() not called\n");
+
+	return __drm_plane_get_damage_clips(state);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_plane_get_damage_clips);
+
 struct drm_property *
 drm_create_scaling_filter_prop(struct drm_device *dev,
 			       unsigned int supported_filters)
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_plane.h b/include/drm/drm_plane.h
index 7f7d5148310c1..a2684aab83725 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_plane.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_plane.h
@@ -897,39 +897,11 @@ static inline struct drm_plane *drm_plane_find(struct drm_device *dev,
 
 bool drm_any_plane_has_format(struct drm_device *dev,
 			      u32 format, u64 modifier);
-/**
- * drm_plane_get_damage_clips_count - Returns damage clips count.
- * @state: Plane state.
- *
- * Simple helper to get the number of &drm_mode_rect clips set by user-space
- * during plane update.
- *
- * Return: Number of clips in plane fb_damage_clips blob property.
- */
-static inline unsigned int
-drm_plane_get_damage_clips_count(const struct drm_plane_state *state)
-{
-	return (state && state->fb_damage_clips) ?
-		state->fb_damage_clips->length/sizeof(struct drm_mode_rect) : 0;
-}
+unsigned int
+drm_plane_get_damage_clips_count(const struct drm_plane_state *state);
 
-/**
- * drm_plane_get_damage_clips - Returns damage clips.
- * @state: Plane state.
- *
- * Note that this function returns uapi type &drm_mode_rect. Drivers might want
- * to use the helper functions drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init() and
- * drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_next() or drm_atomic_helper_damage_merged() if
- * the driver can only handle a single damage region at most.
- *
- * Return: Damage clips in plane fb_damage_clips blob property.
- */
-static inline struct drm_mode_rect *
-drm_plane_get_damage_clips(const struct drm_plane_state *state)
-{
-	return (struct drm_mode_rect *)((state && state->fb_damage_clips) ?
-					state->fb_damage_clips->data : NULL);
-}
+struct drm_mode_rect *
+drm_plane_get_damage_clips(const struct drm_plane_state *state);
 
 int drm_plane_create_scaling_filter_property(struct drm_plane *plane,
 					     unsigned int supported_filters);