diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/cirrus/cirrus_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/cirrus/cirrus_drv.h
index 70b23629be0a..ce9db7aab225 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/cirrus/cirrus_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/cirrus/cirrus_drv.h
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@
 
 #define to_cirrus_crtc(x) container_of(x, struct cirrus_crtc, base)
 #define to_cirrus_encoder(x) container_of(x, struct cirrus_encoder, base)
-#define to_cirrus_framebuffer(x) container_of(x, struct cirrus_framebuffer, base)
 
 struct cirrus_crtc {
 	struct drm_crtc			base;
@@ -117,10 +116,6 @@ struct cirrus_connector {
 	struct drm_connector		base;
 };
 
-struct cirrus_framebuffer {
-	struct drm_framebuffer		base;
-};
-
 struct cirrus_mc {
 	resource_size_t			vram_size;
 	resource_size_t			vram_base;
@@ -151,7 +146,7 @@ struct cirrus_device {
 
 struct cirrus_fbdev {
 	struct drm_fb_helper helper;
-	struct cirrus_framebuffer gfb;
+	struct drm_framebuffer gfb;
 	void *sysram;
 	int size;
 	int x1, y1, x2, y2; /* dirty rect */
@@ -197,7 +192,7 @@ int cirrus_dumb_create(struct drm_file *file,
 		       struct drm_mode_create_dumb *args);
 
 int cirrus_framebuffer_init(struct drm_device *dev,
-			   struct cirrus_framebuffer *gfb,
+			    struct drm_framebuffer *gfb,
 			    const struct drm_mode_fb_cmd2 *mode_cmd,
 			    struct drm_gem_object *obj);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/cirrus/cirrus_fbdev.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/cirrus/cirrus_fbdev.c
index a74d32846958..b643ac92801c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/cirrus/cirrus_fbdev.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/cirrus/cirrus_fbdev.c
@@ -22,14 +22,14 @@ static void cirrus_dirty_update(struct cirrus_fbdev *afbdev,
 	struct drm_gem_object *obj;
 	struct cirrus_bo *bo;
 	int src_offset, dst_offset;
-	int bpp = afbdev->gfb.base.format->cpp[0];
+	int bpp = afbdev->gfb.format->cpp[0];
 	int ret = -EBUSY;
 	bool unmap = false;
 	bool store_for_later = false;
 	int x2, y2;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	obj = afbdev->gfb.base.obj[0];
+	obj = afbdev->gfb.obj[0];
 	bo = gem_to_cirrus_bo(obj);
 
 	/*
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ static void cirrus_dirty_update(struct cirrus_fbdev *afbdev,
 	}
 	for (i = y; i < y + height; i++) {
 		/* assume equal stride for now */
-		src_offset = dst_offset = i * afbdev->gfb.base.pitches[0] + (x * bpp);
+		src_offset = dst_offset = i * afbdev->gfb.pitches[0] + (x * bpp);
 		memcpy_toio(bo->kmap.virtual + src_offset, afbdev->sysram + src_offset, width * bpp);
 
 	}
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ static int cirrusfb_create(struct drm_fb_helper *helper,
 	gfbdev->sysram = sysram;
 	gfbdev->size = size;
 
-	fb = &gfbdev->gfb.base;
+	fb = &gfbdev->gfb;
 	if (!fb) {
 		DRM_INFO("fb is NULL\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -246,19 +246,19 @@ static int cirrusfb_create(struct drm_fb_helper *helper,
 static int cirrus_fbdev_destroy(struct drm_device *dev,
 				struct cirrus_fbdev *gfbdev)
 {
-	struct cirrus_framebuffer *gfb = &gfbdev->gfb;
+	struct drm_framebuffer *gfb = &gfbdev->gfb;
 
 	drm_fb_helper_unregister_fbi(&gfbdev->helper);
 
-	if (gfb->base.obj[0]) {
-		drm_gem_object_put_unlocked(gfb->base.obj[0]);
-		gfb->base.obj[0] = NULL;
+	if (gfb->obj[0]) {
+		drm_gem_object_put_unlocked(gfb->obj[0]);
+		gfb->obj[0] = NULL;
 	}
 
 	vfree(gfbdev->sysram);
 	drm_fb_helper_fini(&gfbdev->helper);
-	drm_framebuffer_unregister_private(&gfb->base);
-	drm_framebuffer_cleanup(&gfb->base);
+	drm_framebuffer_unregister_private(gfb);
+	drm_framebuffer_cleanup(gfb);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/cirrus/cirrus_main.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/cirrus/cirrus_main.c
index f1ee4139ff19..60d54e10a34d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/cirrus/cirrus_main.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/cirrus/cirrus_main.c
@@ -20,15 +20,15 @@ static const struct drm_framebuffer_funcs cirrus_fb_funcs = {
 };
 
 int cirrus_framebuffer_init(struct drm_device *dev,
-			    struct cirrus_framebuffer *gfb,
+			    struct drm_framebuffer *gfb,
 			    const struct drm_mode_fb_cmd2 *mode_cmd,
 			    struct drm_gem_object *obj)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	drm_helper_mode_fill_fb_struct(dev, &gfb->base, mode_cmd);
-	gfb->base.obj[0] = obj;
-	ret = drm_framebuffer_init(dev, &gfb->base, &cirrus_fb_funcs);
+	drm_helper_mode_fill_fb_struct(dev, gfb, mode_cmd);
+	gfb->obj[0] = obj;
+	ret = drm_framebuffer_init(dev, gfb, &cirrus_fb_funcs);
 	if (ret) {
 		DRM_ERROR("drm_framebuffer_init failed: %d\n", ret);
 		return ret;
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ cirrus_user_framebuffer_create(struct drm_device *dev,
 {
 	struct cirrus_device *cdev = dev->dev_private;
 	struct drm_gem_object *obj;
-	struct cirrus_framebuffer *cirrus_fb;
+	struct drm_framebuffer *fb;
 	u32 bpp;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -57,19 +57,19 @@ cirrus_user_framebuffer_create(struct drm_device *dev,
 	if (obj == NULL)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
 
-	cirrus_fb = kzalloc(sizeof(*cirrus_fb), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!cirrus_fb) {
+	fb = kzalloc(sizeof(*fb), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!fb) {
 		drm_gem_object_put_unlocked(obj);
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 	}
 
-	ret = cirrus_framebuffer_init(dev, cirrus_fb, mode_cmd, obj);
+	ret = cirrus_framebuffer_init(dev, fb, mode_cmd, obj);
 	if (ret) {
 		drm_gem_object_put_unlocked(obj);
-		kfree(cirrus_fb);
+		kfree(fb);
 		return ERR_PTR(ret);
 	}
-	return &cirrus_fb->base;
+	return fb;
 }
 
 static const struct drm_mode_config_funcs cirrus_mode_funcs = {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/cirrus/cirrus_mode.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/cirrus/cirrus_mode.c
index 91b9c42013ff..b529f8c8e2a6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/cirrus/cirrus_mode.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/cirrus/cirrus_mode.c
@@ -101,17 +101,13 @@ static int cirrus_crtc_do_set_base(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 				int x, int y, int atomic)
 {
 	struct cirrus_device *cdev = crtc->dev->dev_private;
-	struct drm_gem_object *obj;
-	struct cirrus_framebuffer *cirrus_fb;
 	struct cirrus_bo *bo;
 	int ret;
 	u64 gpu_addr;
 
 	/* push the previous fb to system ram */
 	if (!atomic && fb) {
-		cirrus_fb = to_cirrus_framebuffer(fb);
-		obj = cirrus_fb->base.obj[0];
-		bo = gem_to_cirrus_bo(obj);
+		bo = gem_to_cirrus_bo(fb->obj[0]);
 		ret = cirrus_bo_reserve(bo, false);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
@@ -119,9 +115,7 @@ static int cirrus_crtc_do_set_base(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 		cirrus_bo_unreserve(bo);
 	}
 
-	cirrus_fb = to_cirrus_framebuffer(crtc->primary->fb);
-	obj = cirrus_fb->base.obj[0];
-	bo = gem_to_cirrus_bo(obj);
+	bo = gem_to_cirrus_bo(crtc->primary->fb->obj[0]);
 
 	ret = cirrus_bo_reserve(bo, false);
 	if (ret)
@@ -133,7 +127,7 @@ static int cirrus_crtc_do_set_base(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	if (&cdev->mode_info.gfbdev->gfb == cirrus_fb) {
+	if (&cdev->mode_info.gfbdev->gfb == crtc->primary->fb) {
 		/* if pushing console in kmap it */
 		ret = ttm_bo_kmap(&bo->bo, 0, bo->bo.num_pages, &bo->kmap);
 		if (ret)