diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vboxvideo/vbox_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vboxvideo/vbox_drv.c
index a6c81af37345..fd7abb029c65 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vboxvideo/vbox_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vboxvideo/vbox_drv.c
@@ -193,10 +193,8 @@ static const struct drm_driver driver = {
 
 static int __init vbox_init(void)
 {
-#ifdef CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE
 	if (vgacon_text_force() && vbox_modeset == -1)
 		return -EINVAL;
-#endif
 
 	if (vbox_modeset == 0)
 		return -EINVAL;