diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fb_internal.h b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fb_internal.h
index abe06c9da36e..0b43c0cd5096 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fb_internal.h
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fb_internal.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ int fb_register_chrdev(void);
 void fb_unregister_chrdev(void);
 
 /* fbmem.c */
+extern struct class *fb_class;
 extern struct mutex registration_lock;
 extern struct fb_info *registered_fb[FB_MAX];
 extern int num_registered_fb;
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.c
index c6c9d040bdec..8e76bc246b38 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.c
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@
 #include <asm/irq.h>
 
 #include "fbcon.h"
+#include "fb_internal.h"
 
 /*
  * FIXME: Locking
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c
index 4edf70241a23..ee44a46a66be 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@
 
 #define FBPIXMAPSIZE	(1024 * 8)
 
+struct class *fb_class;
+
 DEFINE_MUTEX(registration_lock);
 struct fb_info *registered_fb[FB_MAX] __read_mostly;
 int num_registered_fb __read_mostly;
@@ -899,9 +901,6 @@ fb_blank(struct fb_info *info, int blank)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(fb_blank);
 
-struct class *fb_class;
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(fb_class);
-
 static int fb_check_foreignness(struct fb_info *fi)
 {
 	const bool foreign_endian = fi->flags & FBINFO_FOREIGN_ENDIAN;
@@ -1108,59 +1107,48 @@ void fb_set_suspend(struct fb_info *info, int state)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(fb_set_suspend);
 
-/**
- *	fbmem_init - init frame buffer subsystem
- *
- *	Initialize the frame buffer subsystem.
- *
- *	NOTE: This function is _only_ to be called by drivers/char/mem.c.
- *
- */
-
-static int __init
-fbmem_init(void)
+static int __init fbmem_init(void)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = fb_init_procfs();
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
-	ret = fb_register_chrdev();
-	if (ret)
-		goto err_chrdev;
-
 	fb_class = class_create("graphics");
 	if (IS_ERR(fb_class)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(fb_class);
-		pr_warn("Unable to create fb class; errno = %d\n", ret);
-		fb_class = NULL;
-		goto err_class;
+		pr_err("Unable to create fb class; errno = %d\n", ret);
+		goto err_fb_class;
 	}
 
+	ret = fb_init_procfs();
+	if (ret)
+		goto err_class_destroy;
+
+	ret = fb_register_chrdev();
+	if (ret)
+		goto err_fb_cleanup_procfs;
+
 	fb_console_init();
 
 	return 0;
 
-err_class:
-	fb_unregister_chrdev();
-err_chrdev:
+err_fb_cleanup_procfs:
 	fb_cleanup_procfs();
+err_class_destroy:
+	class_destroy(fb_class);
+err_fb_class:
+	fb_class = NULL;
 	return ret;
 }
 
 #ifdef MODULE
-module_init(fbmem_init);
-static void __exit
-fbmem_exit(void)
+static void __exit fbmem_exit(void)
 {
 	fb_console_exit();
-
+	fb_unregister_chrdev();
 	fb_cleanup_procfs();
 	class_destroy(fb_class);
-	fb_unregister_chrdev();
 }
 
+module_init(fbmem_init);
 module_exit(fbmem_exit);
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Framebuffer base");
diff --git a/include/linux/fb.h b/include/linux/fb.h
index 47f3cdc104b0..a7f55edca373 100644
--- a/include/linux/fb.h
+++ b/include/linux/fb.h
@@ -609,7 +609,6 @@ extern int fb_new_modelist(struct fb_info *info);
 
 extern bool fb_center_logo;
 extern int fb_logo_count;
-extern struct class *fb_class;
 
 static inline void lock_fb_info(struct fb_info *info)
 {