diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
index 1b2faa44764b..6600931f213c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
@@ -10526,18 +10526,13 @@ static void intel_setup_outputs(struct drm_device *dev)
 	drm_helper_move_panel_connectors_to_head(dev);
 }
 
-void intel_framebuffer_fini(struct intel_framebuffer *fb)
-{
-	drm_framebuffer_cleanup(&fb->base);
-	WARN_ON(!fb->obj->framebuffer_references--);
-	drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(&fb->obj->base);
-}
-
 static void intel_user_framebuffer_destroy(struct drm_framebuffer *fb)
 {
 	struct intel_framebuffer *intel_fb = to_intel_framebuffer(fb);
 
-	intel_framebuffer_fini(intel_fb);
+	drm_framebuffer_cleanup(fb);
+	WARN_ON(!intel_fb->obj->framebuffer_references--);
+	drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(&intel_fb->obj->base);
 	kfree(intel_fb);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
index 4386faf34a9b..59348a4d0238 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
@@ -685,7 +685,6 @@ int intel_framebuffer_init(struct drm_device *dev,
 			   struct intel_framebuffer *ifb,
 			   struct drm_mode_fb_cmd2 *mode_cmd,
 			   struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj);
-void intel_framebuffer_fini(struct intel_framebuffer *fb);
 void intel_prepare_page_flip(struct drm_device *dev, int plane);
 void intel_finish_page_flip(struct drm_device *dev, int pipe);
 void intel_finish_page_flip_plane(struct drm_device *dev, int plane);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_fbdev.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_fbdev.c
index cd969c3c301e..9aa26e59a1ab 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_fbdev.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_fbdev.c
@@ -269,8 +269,7 @@ static void intel_fbdev_destroy(struct drm_device *dev,
 	drm_fb_helper_fini(&ifbdev->helper);
 
 	drm_framebuffer_unregister_private(&ifbdev->fb->base);
-	intel_framebuffer_fini(ifbdev->fb);
-	kfree(ifbdev->fb);
+	drm_framebuffer_unreference(&ifbdev->fb->base);
 }
 
 int intel_fbdev_init(struct drm_device *dev)