else
                dpfc_ctl |= DPFC_CTL_LIMIT_1X;
 
-       if (params->vma->fence) {
+       if (params->flags & PLANE_HAS_FENCE) {
                dpfc_ctl |= DPFC_CTL_FENCE_EN | params->vma->fence->id;
                I915_WRITE(DPFC_FENCE_YOFF, params->crtc.fence_y_offset);
        } else {
                break;
        }
 
-       if (params->vma->fence) {
+       if (params->flags & PLANE_HAS_FENCE) {
                dpfc_ctl |= DPFC_CTL_FENCE_EN;
                if (IS_GEN5(dev_priv))
                        dpfc_ctl |= params->vma->fence->id;
                break;
        }
 
-       if (params->vma->fence) {
+       if (params->flags & PLANE_HAS_FENCE) {
                dpfc_ctl |= IVB_DPFC_CTL_FENCE_EN;
                I915_WRITE(SNB_DPFC_CTL_SA,
                           SNB_CPU_FENCE_ENABLE |
        struct drm_framebuffer *fb = plane_state->base.fb;
 
        cache->vma = NULL;
+       cache->flags = 0;
 
        cache->crtc.mode_flags = crtc_state->base.adjusted_mode.flags;
        if (IS_HASWELL(dev_priv) || IS_BROADWELL(dev_priv))
        cache->fb.stride = fb->pitches[0];
 
        cache->vma = plane_state->vma;
+       cache->flags = plane_state->flags;
+       if (WARN_ON(cache->flags & PLANE_HAS_FENCE && !cache->vma->fence))
+               cache->flags &= ~PLANE_HAS_FENCE;
 }
 
 static bool intel_fbc_can_activate(struct intel_crtc *crtc)
         * so have no fence associated with it) due to aperture constaints
         * at the time of pinning.
         */
-       if (!cache->vma->fence) {
+       if (!(cache->flags & PLANE_HAS_FENCE)) {
                fbc->no_fbc_reason = "framebuffer not tiled or fenced";
                return false;
        }
        memset(params, 0, sizeof(*params));
 
        params->vma = cache->vma;
+       params->flags = cache->flags;
 
        params->crtc.pipe = crtc->pipe;
        params->crtc.i9xx_plane = to_intel_plane(crtc->base.primary)->i9xx_plane;