diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem_vram_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem_vram_helper.c
index b3201a70cbfc..cdf710be39da 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem_vram_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem_vram_helper.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <drm/drm_drv.h>
 #include <drm/drm_file.h>
 #include <drm/drm_framebuffer.h>
+#include <drm/drm_gem_framebuffer_helper.h>
 #include <drm/drm_gem_ttm_helper.h>
 #include <drm/drm_gem_vram_helper.h>
 #include <drm/drm_mode.h>
@@ -670,9 +671,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_gem_vram_driver_dumb_mmap_offset);
  * @plane:	a DRM plane
  * @new_state:	the plane's new state
  *
- * During plane updates, this function pins the GEM VRAM
- * objects of the plane's new framebuffer to VRAM. Call
- * drm_gem_vram_plane_helper_cleanup_fb() to unpin them.
+ * During plane updates, this function sets the plane's fence and
+ * pins the GEM VRAM objects of the plane's new framebuffer to VRAM.
+ * Call drm_gem_vram_plane_helper_cleanup_fb() to unpin them.
  *
  * Returns:
  *	0 on success, or
@@ -698,6 +699,10 @@ drm_gem_vram_plane_helper_prepare_fb(struct drm_plane *plane,
 			goto err_drm_gem_vram_unpin;
 	}
 
+	ret = drm_gem_fb_prepare_fb(plane, new_state);
+	if (ret)
+		goto err_drm_gem_vram_unpin;
+
 	return 0;
 
 err_drm_gem_vram_unpin: