diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/clients/drm_fbdev_client.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/clients/drm_fbdev_client.c
index 47e5f27eee58..28951e392482 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/clients/drm_fbdev_client.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/clients/drm_fbdev_client.c
@@ -38,9 +38,11 @@ static void drm_fbdev_client_unregister(struct drm_client_dev *client)
 	}
 }
 
-static int drm_fbdev_client_restore(struct drm_client_dev *client)
+static int drm_fbdev_client_restore(struct drm_client_dev *client, bool force)
 {
-	drm_fb_helper_lastclose(client->dev);
+	struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper = drm_fb_helper_from_client(client);
+
+	drm_fb_helper_restore_fbdev_mode_unlocked(fb_helper, force);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_client_event.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_client_event.c
index d25dc5250983..7b3e362f7926 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_client_event.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_client_event.c
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ void drm_client_dev_hotplug(struct drm_device *dev)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_client_dev_hotplug);
 
-void drm_client_dev_restore(struct drm_device *dev)
+void drm_client_dev_restore(struct drm_device *dev, bool force)
 {
 	struct drm_client_dev *client;
 	int ret;
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ void drm_client_dev_restore(struct drm_device *dev)
 		if (!client->funcs || !client->funcs->restore)
 			continue;
 
-		ret = client->funcs->restore(client);
+		ret = client->funcs->restore(client, force);
 		drm_dbg_kms(dev, "%s: ret=%d\n", client->name, ret);
 		if (!ret) /* The first one to return zero gets the privilege to restore */
 			break;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c
index 53e9dc0543de..1392738ce2fe 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c
@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@ __drm_fb_helper_restore_fbdev_mode_unlocked(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper,
 /**
  * drm_fb_helper_restore_fbdev_mode_unlocked - restore fbdev configuration
  * @fb_helper: driver-allocated fbdev helper, can be NULL
+ * @force: ignore present DRM master
  *
  * This helper should be called from fbdev emulation's &drm_client_funcs.restore
  * callback. It ensures that the user isn't greeted with a black screen when the
@@ -263,9 +264,9 @@ __drm_fb_helper_restore_fbdev_mode_unlocked(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper,
  * Returns:
  * 0 on success, or a negative errno code otherwise.
  */
-int drm_fb_helper_restore_fbdev_mode_unlocked(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper)
+int drm_fb_helper_restore_fbdev_mode_unlocked(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper, bool force)
 {
-	return __drm_fb_helper_restore_fbdev_mode_unlocked(fb_helper, false);
+	return __drm_fb_helper_restore_fbdev_mode_unlocked(fb_helper, force);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_fb_helper_restore_fbdev_mode_unlocked);
 
@@ -1328,9 +1329,9 @@ int drm_fb_helper_set_par(struct fb_info *info)
 	 * the KDSET IOCTL with KD_TEXT, and only after that drops the master
 	 * status when exiting.
 	 *
-	 * In the past this was caught by drm_fb_helper_lastclose(), but on
-	 * modern systems where logind always keeps a drm fd open to orchestrate
-	 * the vt switching, this doesn't work.
+	 * In the past this was caught by drm_fb_helper_restore_fbdev_mode_unlocked(),
+	 * but on modern systems where logind always keeps a drm fd open to
+	 * orchestrate the vt switching, this doesn't work.
 	 *
 	 * To not break the userspace ABI we have this special case here, which
 	 * is only used for the above case. Everything else uses the normal
@@ -1955,16 +1956,3 @@ int drm_fb_helper_hotplug_event(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper)
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_fb_helper_hotplug_event);
-
-/**
- * drm_fb_helper_lastclose - DRM driver lastclose helper for fbdev emulation
- * @dev: DRM device
- *
- * This function is obsolete. Call drm_fb_helper_restore_fbdev_mode_unlocked()
- * instead.
- */
-void drm_fb_helper_lastclose(struct drm_device *dev)
-{
-	drm_fb_helper_restore_fbdev_mode_unlocked(dev->fb_helper);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_fb_helper_lastclose);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_file.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_file.c
index eebd1a05ee97..be5e617ceb9f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_file.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_file.c
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_open);
 
 static void drm_lastclose(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
-	drm_client_dev_restore(dev);
+	drm_client_dev_restore(dev, false);
 
 	if (dev_is_pci(dev->dev))
 		vga_switcheroo_process_delayed_switch();
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_client.h b/include/drm/drm_client.h
index 5ecde0f6f591..c972a8a3385b 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_client.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_client.h
@@ -57,12 +57,14 @@ struct drm_client_funcs {
 	 *
 	 * Note that the core does not guarantee exclusion against concurrent
 	 * drm_open(). Clients need to ensure this themselves, for example by
-	 * using drm_master_internal_acquire() and
-	 * drm_master_internal_release().
+	 * using drm_master_internal_acquire() and drm_master_internal_release().
+	 *
+	 * If the caller passes force, the client should ignore any present DRM
+	 * master and restore the display anyway.
 	 *
 	 * This callback is optional.
 	 */
-	int (*restore)(struct drm_client_dev *client);
+	int (*restore)(struct drm_client_dev *client, bool force);
 
 	/**
 	 * @hotplug:
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_client_event.h b/include/drm/drm_client_event.h
index 985d6f02a4c4..79369c755bc9 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_client_event.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_client_event.h
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ struct drm_device;
 #if defined(CONFIG_DRM_CLIENT)
 void drm_client_dev_unregister(struct drm_device *dev);
 void drm_client_dev_hotplug(struct drm_device *dev);
-void drm_client_dev_restore(struct drm_device *dev);
+void drm_client_dev_restore(struct drm_device *dev, bool force);
 void drm_client_dev_suspend(struct drm_device *dev);
 void drm_client_dev_resume(struct drm_device *dev);
 #else
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ static inline void drm_client_dev_unregister(struct drm_device *dev)
 { }
 static inline void drm_client_dev_hotplug(struct drm_device *dev)
 { }
-static inline void drm_client_dev_restore(struct drm_device *dev)
+static inline void drm_client_dev_restore(struct drm_device *dev, bool force)
 { }
 static inline void drm_client_dev_suspend(struct drm_device *dev)
 { }
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_fb_helper.h b/include/drm/drm_fb_helper.h
index c1d38d54a112..63e3af8dd5ed 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_fb_helper.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_fb_helper.h
@@ -254,7 +254,8 @@ int drm_fb_helper_set_par(struct fb_info *info);
 int drm_fb_helper_check_var(struct fb_var_screeninfo *var,
 			    struct fb_info *info);
 
-int drm_fb_helper_restore_fbdev_mode_unlocked(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper);
+int drm_fb_helper_restore_fbdev_mode_unlocked(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper,
+					      bool force);
 
 struct fb_info *drm_fb_helper_alloc_info(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper);
 void drm_fb_helper_release_info(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper);
@@ -283,7 +284,6 @@ int drm_fb_helper_hotplug_event(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper);
 int drm_fb_helper_initial_config(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper);
 int drm_fb_helper_debug_enter(struct fb_info *info);
 int drm_fb_helper_debug_leave(struct fb_info *info);
-void drm_fb_helper_lastclose(struct drm_device *dev);
 #else
 static inline void drm_fb_helper_prepare(struct drm_device *dev,
 					 struct drm_fb_helper *helper,
@@ -409,10 +409,6 @@ static inline int drm_fb_helper_debug_leave(struct fb_info *info)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
-
-static inline void drm_fb_helper_lastclose(struct drm_device *dev)
-{
-}
 #endif
 
 #endif