diff --git a/src/login/71-seat.rules.in b/src/login/71-seat.rules.in
index a5928b0a4f..b67966cdf6 100644
--- a/src/login/71-seat.rules.in
+++ b/src/login/71-seat.rules.in
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ SUBSYSTEM=="graphics", KERNEL=="fb[0-9]*", TAG+="seat"
 # HyperV currently doesn't do DRM, hence we need to synthesize for HyperV's fb device instead
 SUBSYSTEM=="graphics", KERNEL=="fb[0-9]", DRIVERS=="hyperv_fb", TAG+="master-of-seat"
 
+# Allow efifb / uvesafb to be a master if KMS is disabled
+SUBSYSTEM=="graphics", KERNEL=="fb[0-9]", IMPORT{cmdline}="nomodeset", TAG+="master-of-seat"
+
 SUBSYSTEM=="drm", KERNEL=="card[0-9]*", TAG+="seat", TAG+="master-of-seat"
 SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{bDeviceClass}=="09", TAG+="seat"