diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c
index 3c4a62169f28..d7e4c0e2e796 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c
@@ -4156,12 +4156,25 @@ static int drm_mode_crtc_set_obj_prop(struct drm_mode_object *obj,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int drm_mode_plane_set_obj_prop(struct drm_mode_object *obj,
-				      struct drm_property *property,
-				      uint64_t value)
+/**
+ * drm_mode_plane_set_obj_prop - set the value of a property
+ * @plane: drm plane object to set property value for
+ * @property: property to set
+ * @value: value the property should be set to
+ *
+ * This functions sets a given property on a given plane object. This function
+ * calls the driver's ->set_property callback and changes the software state of
+ * the property if the callback succeeds.
+ *
+ * Returns:
+ * Zero on success, error code on failure.
+ */
+int drm_mode_plane_set_obj_prop(struct drm_plane *plane,
+				struct drm_property *property,
+				uint64_t value)
 {
 	int ret = -EINVAL;
-	struct drm_plane *plane = obj_to_plane(obj);
+	struct drm_mode_object *obj = &plane->base;
 
 	if (plane->funcs->set_property)
 		ret = plane->funcs->set_property(plane, property, value);
@@ -4170,6 +4183,7 @@ static int drm_mode_plane_set_obj_prop(struct drm_mode_object *obj,
 
 	return ret;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_mode_plane_set_obj_prop);
 
 /**
  * drm_mode_getproperty_ioctl - get the current value of a object's property
@@ -4308,7 +4322,8 @@ int drm_mode_obj_set_property_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 		ret = drm_mode_crtc_set_obj_prop(arg_obj, property, arg->value);
 		break;
 	case DRM_MODE_OBJECT_PLANE:
-		ret = drm_mode_plane_set_obj_prop(arg_obj, property, arg->value);
+		ret = drm_mode_plane_set_obj_prop(obj_to_plane(arg_obj),
+						  property, arg->value);
 		break;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c
index d139eddb3d61..99569ee5adee 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c
@@ -350,9 +350,9 @@ static bool restore_fbdev_mode(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper)
 			drm_plane_force_disable(plane);
 
 		if (dev->mode_config.rotation_property) {
-			drm_object_property_set_value(&plane->base,
-					dev->mode_config.rotation_property,
-					BIT(DRM_ROTATE_0));
+			drm_mode_plane_set_obj_prop(plane,
+						    dev->mode_config.rotation_property,
+						    BIT(DRM_ROTATE_0));
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_crtc.h b/include/drm/drm_crtc.h
index 62f73bdbcc47..38fae5d9ad73 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_crtc.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_crtc.h
@@ -1121,6 +1121,9 @@ extern int drm_mode_obj_get_properties_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 					     struct drm_file *file_priv);
 extern int drm_mode_obj_set_property_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 					   struct drm_file *file_priv);
+extern int drm_mode_plane_set_obj_prop(struct drm_plane *plane,
+				       struct drm_property *property,
+				       uint64_t value);
 
 extern void drm_fb_get_bpp_depth(uint32_t format, unsigned int *depth,
 				 int *bpp);