diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/simpledrm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/simpledrm.c
index 5f242558891e..18489779fb8a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/simpledrm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/simpledrm.c
@@ -480,10 +480,14 @@ static void simpledrm_primary_plane_helper_atomic_update(struct drm_plane *plane
 	struct simpledrm_device *sdev = simpledrm_device_of_dev(dev);
 	struct drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter iter;
 	struct drm_rect damage;
-	int idx;
+	int ret, idx;
+
+	ret = drm_gem_fb_begin_cpu_access(fb, DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
+	if (ret)
+		return;
 
 	if (!drm_dev_enter(dev, &idx))
-		return;
+		goto out_drm_gem_fb_end_cpu_access;
 
 	drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, old_plane_state, plane_state);
 	drm_atomic_for_each_plane_damage(&iter, &damage) {
@@ -499,6 +503,8 @@ static void simpledrm_primary_plane_helper_atomic_update(struct drm_plane *plane
 	}
 
 	drm_dev_exit(idx);
+out_drm_gem_fb_end_cpu_access:
+	drm_gem_fb_end_cpu_access(fb, DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
 }
 
 static void simpledrm_primary_plane_helper_atomic_disable(struct drm_plane *plane,