diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
index 59eb19b13b3f..66796bb82d3e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
@@ -752,6 +752,9 @@ static int __init i915_init(void)
 		driver.driver_features &= ~DRIVER_MODESET;
 #endif
 
+	if (!(driver.driver_features & DRIVER_MODESET))
+		driver.get_vblank_timestamp = NULL;
+
 	return drm_init(&driver);
 }