diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_fbdev.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_fbdev.c
index 5575d7abdc0926093f768d2173c4dc784d23dda9..f76c06b7f1d4a5f5fc3aa9014580a1db84750f4e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_fbdev.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_fbdev.c
@@ -328,8 +328,20 @@ out_unlock:
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static int intelfb_dirty(struct drm_fb_helper *helper, struct drm_clip_rect *clip)
+{
+	if (!(clip->x1 < clip->x2 && clip->y1 < clip->y2))
+		return 0;
+
+	if (helper->fb->funcs->dirty)
+		return helper->fb->funcs->dirty(helper->fb, NULL, 0, 0, clip, 1);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static const struct drm_fb_helper_funcs intel_fb_helper_funcs = {
 	.fb_probe = intelfb_create,
+	.fb_dirty = intelfb_dirty,
 };
 
 static void intel_fbdev_destroy(struct intel_fbdev *ifbdev)