Index: plymouth-0.9.0/src/libply-splash-core/ply-device-manager.c
===================================================================
--- plymouth-0.9.0.orig/src/libply-splash-core/ply-device-manager.c
+++ plymouth-0.9.0/src/libply-splash-core/ply-device-manager.c
@@ -123,6 +123,9 @@ fb_device_has_drm_device (ply_device_man
   const char *id_path;
   bool has_drm_device = false;
 
+  const char *card_name = udev_device_get_sysattr_value (fb_device, "name");
+  ply_trace("First method gives us: %s", card_name);
+
   /* We want to see if the framebuffer is associated with a DRM-capable
    * graphics card, if it is, we'll use the DRM device */
   card_matches = udev_enumerate_new (manager->udev_context);
@@ -149,8 +152,15 @@ fb_device_has_drm_device (ply_device_man
       card_path = udev_list_entry_get_name (card_entry);
       card_device = udev_device_new_from_syspath (manager->udev_context, card_path);
       card_node = udev_device_get_devnode (card_device);
-      if (card_node != NULL)
-        has_drm_device = true;
+      if (card_node != NULL) {
+        /* don't consider drm driver for cirrus usable */
+        const char *card_name = udev_device_get_sysattr_value (card_device, "name");
+        ply_trace("Second method gives us: %s", card_name);
+        if (card_name && strcmp ("cirrusdrmfb", card_name) == 0)
+            has_drm_device = false;
+        else
+            has_drm_device = true;
+      }
       else
         ply_trace ("no card node!");