diff --git a/kernel-open/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-drv.c b/kernel-open/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-drv.c
index cf2080db36..a17d06674e 100644
--- a/kernel-open/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-drv.c
+++ b/kernel-open/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-drv.c
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@
 #include <drm/drm_ioctl.h>
 #endif
 
+#include <drm/drm_fb_helper.h>
+
 #include <linux/pci.h>
 
 /*
@@ -229,6 +231,8 @@ nv_drm_init_mode_config(struct nv_drm_device *nv_dev,
     dev->mode_config.max_width  = pResInfo->caps.maxWidthInPixels;
     dev->mode_config.max_height = pResInfo->caps.maxHeightInPixels;
 
+    dev->mode_config.preferred_depth = 32; /* XXX: actually detect this */
+
     dev->mode_config.cursor_width  = pResInfo->caps.maxCursorSizeInPixels;
     dev->mode_config.cursor_height = pResInfo->caps.maxCursorSizeInPixels;
 
@@ -947,6 +951,8 @@ static void nv_drm_register_drm_device(const nv_gpu_info_t *gpu_info)
     nv_dev->next = dev_list;
     dev_list = nv_dev;
 
+    drm_fbdev_generic_setup(dev, 0);
+
     return; /* Success */
 
 failed_drm_register: