static void ironlake_pfit_disable(struct intel_crtc *crtc, bool force);
 static void ironlake_pfit_enable(struct intel_crtc *crtc);
 static void intel_modeset_setup_hw_state(struct drm_device *dev);
+static void intel_pre_disable_primary(struct drm_crtc *crtc);
 
 typedef struct {
        int     min, max;
        struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj;
        struct drm_plane *primary = intel_crtc->base.primary;
        struct drm_plane_state *plane_state = primary->state;
+       struct drm_crtc_state *crtc_state = intel_crtc->base.state;
+       struct intel_plane *intel_plane = to_intel_plane(primary);
        struct drm_framebuffer *fb;
 
        if (!plane_config->fb)
                }
        }
 
+       /*
+        * We've failed to reconstruct the BIOS FB.  Current display state
+        * indicates that the primary plane is visible, but has a NULL FB,
+        * which will lead to problems later if we don't fix it up.  The
+        * simplest solution is to just disable the primary plane now and
+        * pretend the BIOS never had it enabled.
+        */
+       to_intel_plane_state(plane_state)->visible = false;
+       crtc_state->plane_mask &= ~(1 << drm_plane_index(primary));
+       intel_pre_disable_primary(&intel_crtc->base);
+       intel_plane->disable_plane(primary, &intel_crtc->base);
+
        return;
 
 valid_fb: