diff --git a/sys/kms/gstkmssink.c b/sys/kms/gstkmssink.c
index 1331883ce4..3400d32440 100644
--- a/sys/kms/gstkmssink.c
+++ b/sys/kms/gstkmssink.c
@@ -414,7 +414,6 @@ configure_mode_setting (GstKMSSink * self, GstVideoInfo * vinfo)
   gboolean ret;
   drmModeConnector *conn;
   int err;
-  drmModeFB *fb;
   gint i;
   drmModeModeInfo *mode;
   guint32 fb_id;
@@ -422,7 +421,6 @@ configure_mode_setting (GstKMSSink * self, GstVideoInfo * vinfo)
 
   ret = FALSE;
   conn = NULL;
-  fb = NULL;
   mode = NULL;
   kmsmem = NULL;
 
@@ -440,13 +438,9 @@ configure_mode_setting (GstKMSSink * self, GstVideoInfo * vinfo)
   if (!conn)
     goto connector_failed;
 
-  fb = drmModeGetFB (self->fd, fb_id);
-  if (!fb)
-    goto framebuffer_failed;
-
   for (i = 0; i < conn->count_modes; i++) {
-    if (conn->modes[i].vdisplay == fb->height &&
-        conn->modes[i].hdisplay == fb->width) {
+    if (conn->modes[i].vdisplay == GST_VIDEO_INFO_HEIGHT (vinfo) &&
+        conn->modes[i].hdisplay == GST_VIDEO_INFO_WIDTH (vinfo)) {
       mode = &conn->modes[i];
       break;
     }
@@ -464,8 +458,6 @@ configure_mode_setting (GstKMSSink * self, GstVideoInfo * vinfo)
   ret = TRUE;
 
 bail:
-  if (fb)
-    drmModeFreeFB (fb);
   if (conn)
     drmModeFreeConnector (conn);
 
@@ -483,12 +475,6 @@ connector_failed:
     GST_ERROR_OBJECT (self, "Could not find a valid monitor connector");
     goto bail;
   }
-framebuffer_failed:
-  {
-    GST_ERROR_OBJECT (self, "drmModeGetFB failed: %s (%d)",
-        strerror (errno), errno);
-    goto bail;
-  }
 mode_failed:
   {
     GST_ERROR_OBJECT (self, "cannot find appropriate mode");