diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_fb.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_fb.c
index 181f47222580..b0866f04ec76 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_fb.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_fb.c
@@ -152,20 +152,12 @@ static int vmw_fb_set_par(struct fb_info *info)
 	struct vmw_fb_par *par = info->par;
 	struct vmw_private *vmw_priv = par->vmw_priv;
 
+	vmw_kms_write_svga(vmw_priv, info->var.xres, info->var.yres,
+			   info->fix.line_length,
+			   par->bpp, par->depth);
 	if (vmw_priv->capabilities & SVGA_CAP_DISPLAY_TOPOLOGY) {
-		vmw_write(vmw_priv, SVGA_REG_DISPLAY_ID, 0);
-		vmw_write(vmw_priv, SVGA_REG_DISPLAY_IS_PRIMARY, true);
-		vmw_write(vmw_priv, SVGA_REG_DISPLAY_POSITION_X, 0);
-		vmw_write(vmw_priv, SVGA_REG_DISPLAY_POSITION_Y, 0);
-		vmw_write(vmw_priv, SVGA_REG_DISPLAY_WIDTH, 0);
-		vmw_write(vmw_priv, SVGA_REG_DISPLAY_HEIGHT, 0);
-		vmw_write(vmw_priv, SVGA_REG_DISPLAY_ID, SVGA_ID_INVALID);
-
-		vmw_kms_write_svga(vmw_priv, info->var.xres, info->var.yres,
-				   info->fix.line_length,
-				   par->bpp, par->depth);
-
 		/* TODO check if pitch and offset changes */
+		vmw_write(vmw_priv, SVGA_REG_NUM_GUEST_DISPLAYS, 1);
 		vmw_write(vmw_priv, SVGA_REG_DISPLAY_ID, 0);
 		vmw_write(vmw_priv, SVGA_REG_DISPLAY_IS_PRIMARY, true);
 		vmw_write(vmw_priv, SVGA_REG_DISPLAY_POSITION_X, info->var.xoffset);
@@ -173,12 +165,6 @@ static int vmw_fb_set_par(struct fb_info *info)
 		vmw_write(vmw_priv, SVGA_REG_DISPLAY_WIDTH, info->var.xres);
 		vmw_write(vmw_priv, SVGA_REG_DISPLAY_HEIGHT, info->var.yres);
 		vmw_write(vmw_priv, SVGA_REG_DISPLAY_ID, SVGA_ID_INVALID);
-		vmw_write(vmw_priv, SVGA_REG_NUM_GUEST_DISPLAYS, 1);
-	} else {
-		vmw_kms_write_svga(vmw_priv, info->var.xres, info->var.yres,
-				   info->fix.line_length,
-				   par->bpp, par->depth);
-
 	}
 
 	/* This is really helpful since if this fails the user