diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_fbdev_fb.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_fbdev_fb.c
index e5251ed15948..90993d09a73f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_fbdev_fb.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_fbdev_fb.c
@@ -17,6 +17,22 @@ u32 intel_fbdev_fb_pitch_align(u32 stride)
 	return ALIGN(stride, 64);
 }
 
+bool intel_fbdev_fb_prefer_stolen(struct drm_device *drm, unsigned int size)
+{
+	struct drm_i915_private *i915 = to_i915(drm);
+
+	/* Skip stolen on MTL as Wa_22018444074 mitigation. */
+	if (IS_METEORLAKE(i915))
+		return false;
+
+	/*
+	 * If the FB is too big, just don't use it since fbdev is not very
+	 * important and we should probably use that space with FBC or other
+	 * features.
+	 */
+	return i915->dsm.usable_size >= size * 2;
+}
+
 struct drm_gem_object *intel_fbdev_fb_bo_create(struct drm_device *drm, int size)
 {
 	struct drm_i915_private *i915 = to_i915(drm);
@@ -28,14 +44,7 @@ struct drm_gem_object *intel_fbdev_fb_bo_create(struct drm_device *drm, int size
 						  I915_BO_ALLOC_CONTIGUOUS |
 						  I915_BO_ALLOC_USER);
 	} else {
-		/*
-		 * If the FB is too big, just don't use it since fbdev is not very
-		 * important and we should probably use that space with FBC or other
-		 * features.
-		 *
-		 * Also skip stolen on MTL as Wa_22018444074 mitigation.
-		 */
-		if (!IS_METEORLAKE(i915) && size * 2 < i915->dsm.usable_size)
+		if (intel_fbdev_fb_prefer_stolen(drm, size))
 			obj = i915_gem_object_create_stolen(i915, size);
 		if (IS_ERR(obj))
 			obj = i915_gem_object_create_shmem(i915, size);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_fbdev_fb.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_fbdev_fb.h
index fd0b3775dc1f..34ed2b9c2b4f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_fbdev_fb.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_fbdev_fb.h
@@ -19,5 +19,6 @@ struct drm_gem_object *intel_fbdev_fb_bo_create(struct drm_device *drm, int size
 void intel_fbdev_fb_bo_destroy(struct drm_gem_object *obj);
 int intel_fbdev_fb_fill_info(struct drm_device *drm, struct fb_info *info,
 			     struct drm_gem_object *obj, struct i915_vma *vma);
+bool intel_fbdev_fb_prefer_stolen(struct drm_device *drm, unsigned int size);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_initial_plane.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_initial_plane.c
index 7fb52d81f7b6..5594548f51d8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_initial_plane.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_initial_plane.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "display/intel_crtc.h"
 #include "display/intel_display_types.h"
 #include "display/intel_fb.h"
+#include "display/intel_fbdev_fb.h"
 #include "gem/i915_gem_lmem.h"
 #include "gem/i915_gem_region.h"
 
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@ initial_plane_vma(struct drm_i915_private *i915,
 	 */
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE) &&
 	    mem == i915->mm.stolen_region &&
-	    size * 2 > i915->dsm.usable_size) {
+	    !intel_fbdev_fb_prefer_stolen(&i915->drm, size)) {
 		drm_dbg_kms(&i915->drm, "Initial FB size exceeds half of stolen, discarding\n");
 		return NULL;
 	}