diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_framebuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_framebuffer.c
index dd4727489b84..c21e10c780ac 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_framebuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_framebuffer.c
@@ -458,6 +458,12 @@ int drm_mode_getfb(struct drm_device *dev,
 	if (!fb)
 		return -ENOENT;
 
+	/* Multi-planar framebuffers need getfb2. */
+	if (fb->format->num_planes > 1) {
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	r->height = fb->height;
 	r->width = fb->width;
 	r->depth = fb->format->depth;
@@ -481,6 +487,7 @@ int drm_mode_getfb(struct drm_device *dev,
 		ret = -ENODEV;
 	}
 
+out:
 	drm_framebuffer_put(fb);
 
 	return ret;