diff --git a/drivers/graphics/fbbootlogd/src/scheme.rs b/drivers/graphics/fbbootlogd/src/scheme.rs
index 812c4a5b..08bd1805 100644
--- a/drivers/graphics/fbbootlogd/src/scheme.rs
+++ b/drivers/graphics/fbbootlogd/src/scheme.rs
@@ -41,14 +41,22 @@ impl FbbootlogScheme {
     }
 
     pub fn handle_handoff(&mut self) {
-        let new_display_handle = match self.input_handle.open_display_v2() {
-            Ok(display) => V2GraphicsHandle::from_file(display).unwrap(),
+        let display = match self.input_handle.open_display_v2() {
+            Ok(display) => display,
             Err(err) => {
                 eprintln!("fbbootlogd: No display present yet: {err}");
                 return;
             }
         };
 
+        let new_display_handle = match V2GraphicsHandle::from_file(display) {
+            Ok(handle) => handle,
+            Err(err) => {
+                eprintln!("fbbootlogd: failed to create graphics handle (DRM ioctl unsupported): {err}");
+                return;
+            }
+        };
+
         match V2DisplayMap::new(new_display_handle) {
             Ok(display_map) => self.display_map = Some(display_map),
             Err(err) => {
diff --git a/drivers/graphics/fbcond/src/display.rs b/drivers/graphics/fbcond/src/display.rs
index eb09b97e..e8543583 100644
--- a/drivers/graphics/fbcond/src/display.rs
+++ b/drivers/graphics/fbcond/src/display.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,13 @@ impl Display {
                 return;
             }
         };
-        let new_display_handle = V2GraphicsHandle::from_file(display_file).unwrap();
+        let new_display_handle = match V2GraphicsHandle::from_file(display_file) {
+            Ok(handle) => handle,
+            Err(err) => {
+                log::error!("fbcond: failed to create graphics handle (DRM ioctl unsupported): {err}");
+                return;
+            }
+        };
 
         log::debug!("fbcond: Opened new display");