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diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/efifb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/efifb.c
index edca3703b964..ea42ba6445b2 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/efifb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/efifb.c
@@ -351,6 +351,17 @@ static int efifb_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
char *option = NULL;
efi_memory_desc_t md;
+ /*
+ * Generic drivers must not be registered if a framebuffer exists.
+ * If a native driver was probed, the display hardware was already
+ * taken and attempting to use the system framebuffer is dangerous.
+ */
+ if (num_registered_fb > 0) {
+ dev_err(&dev->dev,
+ "efifb: a framebuffer is already registered\n");
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
if (screen_info.orig_video_isVGA != VIDEO_TYPE_EFI || pci_dev_disabled)
return -ENODEV;