diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
index 99daa89..d9ae93d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
@@ -1396,6 +1396,11 @@ static void i915_kick_out_firmware_fb(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 	struct pci_dev *pdev = dev_priv->dev->pdev;
 	bool primary;
 
+	/* remove conflicting drivers (vesafb, efifb etc) */
+	ap = alloc_apertures(3);
+	if (!ap)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
 	ap = alloc_apertures(1);
 	if (!ap)
 		return;