diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.c
index 50c64e7813be..171e90c4b9f3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.c
@@ -916,6 +916,15 @@ static int vmw_kms_new_framebuffer_surface(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
 	 * Sanity checks.
 	 */
 
+	if (!drm_any_plane_has_format(&dev_priv->drm,
+				      mode_cmd->pixel_format,
+				      mode_cmd->modifier[0])) {
+		drm_dbg(&dev_priv->drm,
+			"unsupported pixel format %p4cc / modifier 0x%llx\n",
+			&mode_cmd->pixel_format, mode_cmd->modifier[0]);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	/* Surface must be marked as a scanout. */
 	if (unlikely(!surface->metadata.scanout))
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -1229,20 +1238,13 @@ static int vmw_kms_new_framebuffer_bo(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	/* Limited framebuffer color depth support for screen objects */
-	if (dev_priv->active_display_unit == vmw_du_screen_object) {
-		switch (mode_cmd->pixel_format) {
-		case DRM_FORMAT_XRGB8888:
-		case DRM_FORMAT_ARGB8888:
-			break;
-		case DRM_FORMAT_XRGB1555:
-		case DRM_FORMAT_RGB565:
-			break;
-		default:
-			DRM_ERROR("Invalid pixel format: %p4cc\n",
-				  &mode_cmd->pixel_format);
-			return -EINVAL;
-		}
+	if (!drm_any_plane_has_format(&dev_priv->drm,
+				      mode_cmd->pixel_format,
+				      mode_cmd->modifier[0])) {
+		drm_dbg(&dev_priv->drm,
+			"unsupported pixel format %p4cc / modifier 0x%llx\n",
+			&mode_cmd->pixel_format, mode_cmd->modifier[0]);
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	vfbd = kzalloc(sizeof(*vfbd), GFP_KERNEL);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.h
index bbc809f7bd8a..8c8ee87fd3ac 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.h
@@ -248,7 +248,6 @@ struct vmw_framebuffer_bo {
 static const uint32_t __maybe_unused vmw_primary_plane_formats[] = {
 	DRM_FORMAT_XRGB1555,
 	DRM_FORMAT_RGB565,
-	DRM_FORMAT_RGB888,
 	DRM_FORMAT_XRGB8888,
 	DRM_FORMAT_ARGB8888,
 };