diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
index b7c59d56c3a6..d304cb87493d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
@@ -4037,7 +4037,7 @@ static void ironlake_pfit_enable(struct intel_crtc *crtc)
 	}
 }
 
-static void intel_enable_planes(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
+static void intel_enable_sprite_planes(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 {
 	struct drm_device *dev = crtc->dev;
 	enum pipe pipe = to_intel_crtc(crtc)->pipe;
@@ -4051,7 +4051,7 @@ static void intel_enable_planes(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 	}
 }
 
-static void intel_disable_planes(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
+static void intel_disable_sprite_planes(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 {
 	struct drm_device *dev = crtc->dev;
 	enum pipe pipe = to_intel_crtc(crtc)->pipe;
@@ -4195,7 +4195,7 @@ static void intel_crtc_enable_planes(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 	int pipe = intel_crtc->pipe;
 
 	intel_enable_primary_hw_plane(crtc->primary, crtc);
-	intel_enable_planes(crtc);
+	intel_enable_sprite_planes(crtc);
 	intel_crtc_update_cursor(crtc, true);
 	intel_crtc_dpms_overlay(intel_crtc, true);
 
@@ -4230,7 +4230,7 @@ static void intel_crtc_disable_planes(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 
 	intel_crtc_dpms_overlay(intel_crtc, false);
 	intel_crtc_update_cursor(crtc, false);
-	intel_disable_planes(crtc);
+	intel_disable_sprite_planes(crtc);
 	intel_disable_primary_hw_plane(crtc->primary, crtc);
 
 	/*
@@ -12012,8 +12012,14 @@ intel_disable_plane(struct drm_plane *plane)
 					  0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
 }
 
-/* Common destruction function for both primary and cursor planes */
-static void intel_plane_destroy(struct drm_plane *plane)
+/**
+ * intel_plane_destroy - destroy a plane
+ * @plane: plane to destroy
+ *
+ * Common destruction function for all types of planes (primary, cursor,
+ * sprite).
+ */
+void intel_plane_destroy(struct drm_plane *plane)
 {
 	struct intel_plane *intel_plane = to_intel_plane(plane);
 	drm_plane_cleanup(plane);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
index 8051468a3f7e..8022ea570a21 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
@@ -1055,6 +1055,7 @@ int intel_update_plane(struct drm_plane *plane, struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 		       uint32_t src_x, uint32_t src_y,
 		       uint32_t src_w, uint32_t src_h);
 int intel_disable_plane(struct drm_plane *plane);
+void intel_plane_destroy(struct drm_plane *plane);
 
 /* intel_dp_mst.c */
 int intel_dp_mst_encoder_init(struct intel_digital_port *intel_dig_port, int conn_id);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_sprite.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_sprite.c
index 1dfdccbb9ab2..bb67ae70dafd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_sprite.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_sprite.c
@@ -1306,14 +1306,6 @@ intel_commit_sprite_plane(struct drm_plane *plane,
 	}
 }
 
-static void intel_destroy_plane(struct drm_plane *plane)
-{
-	struct intel_plane *intel_plane = to_intel_plane(plane);
-	intel_disable_plane(plane);
-	drm_plane_cleanup(plane);
-	kfree(intel_plane);
-}
-
 int intel_sprite_set_colorkey(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 			      struct drm_file *file_priv)
 {
@@ -1413,10 +1405,10 @@ int intel_plane_restore(struct drm_plane *plane)
 				  intel_plane->src_w, intel_plane->src_h);
 }
 
-static const struct drm_plane_funcs intel_plane_funcs = {
+static const struct drm_plane_funcs intel_sprite_plane_funcs = {
 	.update_plane = intel_update_plane,
 	.disable_plane = intel_disable_plane,
-	.destroy = intel_destroy_plane,
+	.destroy = intel_plane_destroy,
 	.set_property = intel_plane_set_property,
 };
 
@@ -1553,7 +1545,7 @@ intel_plane_init(struct drm_device *dev, enum pipe pipe, int plane)
 	intel_plane->commit_plane = intel_commit_sprite_plane;
 	possible_crtcs = (1 << pipe);
 	ret = drm_universal_plane_init(dev, &intel_plane->base, possible_crtcs,
-				       &intel_plane_funcs,
+				       &intel_sprite_plane_funcs,
 				       plane_formats, num_plane_formats,
 				       DRM_PLANE_TYPE_OVERLAY);
 	if (ret) {