diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_irq.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_irq.c
index c798eeae0a03..03f16f352fe2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_irq.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_irq.c
@@ -974,7 +974,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_vblank_off);
  * drm_vblank_pre_modeset - account for vblanks across mode sets
  * @dev: DRM device
  * @crtc: CRTC in question
- * @post: post or pre mode set?
  *
  * Account for vblank events across mode setting events, which will likely
  * reset the hardware frame counter.
@@ -1037,6 +1036,10 @@ int drm_modeset_ctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	if (!dev->num_crtcs)
 		return 0;
 
+	/* KMS drivers handle this internally */
+	if (drm_core_check_feature(dev, DRIVER_MODESET))
+		return 0;
+
 	crtc = modeset->crtc;
 	if (crtc >= dev->num_crtcs)
 		return -EINVAL;