diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_bufs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_bufs.c
index bef4abff8fa3..cccc25f7ef86 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_bufs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_bufs.c
@@ -1305,6 +1305,9 @@ int drm_addbufs(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	struct drm_buf_desc *request = data;
 	int ret;
 
+	if (drm_core_check_feature(dev, DRIVER_MODESET))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	if (!drm_core_check_feature(dev, DRIVER_HAVE_DMA))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -1348,6 +1351,9 @@ int drm_infobufs(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	int i;
 	int count;
 
+	if (drm_core_check_feature(dev, DRIVER_MODESET))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	if (!drm_core_check_feature(dev, DRIVER_HAVE_DMA))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -1427,6 +1433,9 @@ int drm_markbufs(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	int order;
 	struct drm_buf_entry *entry;
 
+	if (drm_core_check_feature(dev, DRIVER_MODESET))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	if (!drm_core_check_feature(dev, DRIVER_HAVE_DMA))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -1472,6 +1481,9 @@ int drm_freebufs(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	int idx;
 	struct drm_buf *buf;
 
+	if (drm_core_check_feature(dev, DRIVER_MODESET))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	if (!drm_core_check_feature(dev, DRIVER_HAVE_DMA))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -1524,6 +1536,9 @@ int drm_mapbufs(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	struct drm_buf_map *request = data;
 	int i;
 
+	if (drm_core_check_feature(dev, DRIVER_MODESET))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	if (!drm_core_check_feature(dev, DRIVER_HAVE_DMA))
 		return -EINVAL;