diff --git a/hw/xfree86/modes/xf86Crtc.c b/hw/xfree86/modes/xf86Crtc.c
index 31efd83f6569704a4d2793ca3e111fc69616113c..6a005cd7bbb0edea88a35cd8588f2b236f5e1738 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/modes/xf86Crtc.c
+++ b/hw/xfree86/modes/xf86Crtc.c
@@ -3228,3 +3228,23 @@ xf86ProviderSetup(ScrnInfoPtr scrn,
 #endif
 }
 
+void
+xf86DetachAllCrtc(ScrnInfoPtr scrn)
+{
+        xf86CrtcConfigPtr xf86_config = XF86_CRTC_CONFIG_PTR(scrn);
+        int i;
+
+        for (i = 0; i < xf86_config->num_crtc; i++) {
+            xf86CrtcPtr crtc = xf86_config->crtc[i];
+
+            if (crtc->randr_crtc)
+                RRCrtcDetachScanoutPixmap(crtc->randr_crtc);
+
+            /* dpms off */
+            (*crtc->funcs->dpms) (crtc, DPMSModeOff);
+            /* force a reset the next time its used */
+            crtc->randr_crtc->mode = NULL;
+            crtc->mode.HDisplay = 0;
+            crtc->x = crtc->y = 0;
+        }
+}
diff --git a/hw/xfree86/modes/xf86Crtc.h b/hw/xfree86/modes/xf86Crtc.h
index 25fb34d721c8c0280480451236739327d0d68003..38b9ea58a5fcbf1f9e1bceadc503c9c90f38ce1c 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/modes/xf86Crtc.h
+++ b/hw/xfree86/modes/xf86Crtc.h
@@ -1014,4 +1014,7 @@ extern _X_EXPORT void
 xf86ProviderSetup(ScrnInfoPtr scrn,
                   const xf86ProviderFuncsRec * funcs, const char *name);
 
+extern _X_EXPORT void
+xf86DetachAllCrtc(ScrnInfoPtr scrn);
+
 #endif                          /* _XF86CRTC_H_ */