} else if (set->crtc->fb != set->fb) {
                /* If we have no fb then treat it as a full mode set */
                if (set->crtc->fb == NULL) {
-                       DRM_DEBUG_KMS("crtc has no fb, full mode set\n");
-                       config->mode_changed = true;
+                       struct intel_crtc *intel_crtc =
+                               to_intel_crtc(set->crtc);
+
+                       if (intel_crtc->active && i915_fastboot) {
+                               DRM_DEBUG_KMS("crtc has no fb, will flip\n");
+                               config->fb_changed = true;
+                       } else {
+                               DRM_DEBUG_KMS("inactive crtc, full mode set\n");
+                               config->mode_changed = true;
+                       }
                } else if (set->fb == NULL) {
                        config->mode_changed = true;
                } else if (set->fb->pixel_format !=