diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/efifb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/efifb.c
index 6b3b5cca1d41d9264de01536828767af8c5b3172..10fc14ad5d12728dfb6a41d465442a9a405092a1 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/efifb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/efifb.c
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ static u64 bar_offset;
 
 static int efifb_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
 {
-	struct screen_info *si = &screen_info;
+	struct screen_info *si;
 	struct fb_info *info;
 	struct efifb_par *par;
 	int err, orientation;
@@ -369,6 +369,18 @@ static int efifb_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
 	char *option = NULL;
 	efi_memory_desc_t md;
 
+	/*
+	 * If we fail probing the device, the kernel might try a different
+	 * driver. We get a copy of the attached screen_info, so that we can
+	 * modify its values without affecting later drivers.
+	 */
+	si = dev_get_platdata(&dev->dev);
+	if (!si)
+		return -ENODEV;
+	si = devm_kmemdup(&dev->dev, si, sizeof(*si), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!si)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
 	if (si->orig_video_isVGA != VIDEO_TYPE_EFI || pci_dev_disabled)
 		return -ENODEV;