diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/meson/meson_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/meson/meson_drv.c
index d3443125e66164a863fb41bfdb435a1ce13340b6..348b5a198b9d9bf92297b322990aa60e903f9e46 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/meson/meson_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/meson/meson_drv.c
@@ -68,15 +68,7 @@
  * - Powering Up HDMI controller and PHY
  */
 
-static void meson_fb_output_poll_changed(struct drm_device *dev)
-{
-	struct meson_drm *priv = dev->dev_private;
-
-	drm_fbdev_cma_hotplug_event(priv->fbdev);
-}
-
 static const struct drm_mode_config_funcs meson_mode_config_funcs = {
-	.output_poll_changed = meson_fb_output_poll_changed,
 	.atomic_check        = drm_atomic_helper_check,
 	.atomic_commit       = drm_atomic_helper_commit,
 	.fb_create           = drm_gem_fb_create,
@@ -282,13 +274,6 @@ static int meson_drv_bind_master(struct device *dev, bool has_components)
 
 	drm_mode_config_reset(drm);
 
-	priv->fbdev = drm_fbdev_cma_init(drm, 32,
-					 drm->mode_config.num_connector);
-	if (IS_ERR(priv->fbdev)) {
-		ret = PTR_ERR(priv->fbdev);
-		goto free_drm;
-	}
-
 	drm_kms_helper_poll_init(drm);
 
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, priv);
@@ -297,6 +282,8 @@ static int meson_drv_bind_master(struct device *dev, bool has_components)
 	if (ret)
 		goto free_drm;
 
+	drm_fbdev_generic_setup(drm, 32);
+
 	return 0;
 
 free_drm:
@@ -313,11 +300,9 @@ static int meson_drv_bind(struct device *dev)
 static void meson_drv_unbind(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct drm_device *drm = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
-	struct meson_drm *priv = drm->dev_private;
 
 	drm_dev_unregister(drm);
 	drm_kms_helper_poll_fini(drm);
-	drm_fbdev_cma_fini(priv->fbdev);
 	drm_mode_config_cleanup(drm);
 	drm_dev_put(drm);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/meson/meson_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/meson/meson_drv.h
index 8450d6ac8c9bc1dcd049fd8c2205d1c5a8c7c924..aab96260da9f78145889399000d3fc51de5ac739 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/meson/meson_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/meson/meson_drv.h
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ struct meson_drm {
 
 	struct drm_device *drm;
 	struct drm_crtc *crtc;
-	struct drm_fbdev_cma *fbdev;
 	struct drm_plane *primary_plane;
 
 	/* Components Data */