}
 
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_FB)
-static void i915_kick_out_firmware_fb(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
+static int i915_kick_out_firmware_fb(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 {
        struct apertures_struct *ap;
        struct pci_dev *pdev = dev_priv->dev->pdev;
        bool primary;
+       int ret;
 
        ap = alloc_apertures(1);
        if (!ap)
-               return;
+               return -ENOMEM;
 
        ap->ranges[0].base = dev_priv->gtt.mappable_base;
        ap->ranges[0].size = dev_priv->gtt.mappable_end;
        primary =
                pdev->resource[PCI_ROM_RESOURCE].flags & IORESOURCE_ROM_SHADOW;
 
-       remove_conflicting_framebuffers(ap, "inteldrmfb", primary);
+       ret = remove_conflicting_framebuffers(ap, "inteldrmfb", primary);
 
        kfree(ap);
+
+       return ret;
 }
 #else
-static void i915_kick_out_firmware_fb(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
+static int i915_kick_out_firmware_fb(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 {
+       return 0;
 }
 #endif
 
                        goto out_gtt;
                }
 
-               i915_kick_out_firmware_fb(dev_priv);
+               ret = i915_kick_out_firmware_fb(dev_priv);
+               if (ret) {
+                       DRM_ERROR("failed to remove conflicting framebuffer drivers\n");
+                       goto out_gtt;
+               }
        }
 
        pci_set_master(dev->pdev);