diff --git a/drivers/firmware/sysfb_simplefb.c b/drivers/firmware/sysfb_simplefb.c
index b86761904949..179e9d0ef3e9 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/sysfb_simplefb.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/sysfb_simplefb.c
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ __init int sysfb_create_simplefb(const struct screen_info *si,
 
 	/* setup IORESOURCE_MEM as framebuffer memory */
 	memset(&res, 0, sizeof(res));
-	res.flags = IORESOURCE_MEM | IORESOURCE_BUSY;
+	res.flags = IORESOURCE_MEM;
 	res.name = simplefb_resname;
 	res.start = base;
 	res.end = res.start + length - 1;