diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index c649bbe60..ab07e9de0 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ linux (3.16.1-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
     - Enable FUNCTION_TRACER and DYNAMIC_FTRACE
     - Enable FUNCTION_GRAPH_TRACER, FTRACE_SYSCALLS and STACK_TRACER 
       (except on armel/kirkwood)
+  * [powerpc] drm: Disable DRM_RADEON_UMS, as radeon X driver now requires KMS
 
   [ Vagrant Cascadian ]
   * [armmp] Enable IMX_IPUV3_CORE (closes: #756810).
diff --git a/debian/config/kernelarch-powerpc/config b/debian/config/kernelarch-powerpc/config
index 7c80591d8..1498df537 100644
--- a/debian/config/kernelarch-powerpc/config
+++ b/debian/config/kernelarch-powerpc/config
@@ -203,11 +203,6 @@ CONFIG_DRM_I2C_SIL164=m
 CONFIG_DRM_NOUVEAU=m
 CONFIG_DRM_NOUVEAU_BACKLIGHT=y
 
-##
-## file: drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/Kconfig
-##
-CONFIG_DRM_RADEON_UMS=y
-
 ##
 ## file: drivers/hid/Kconfig
 ##