diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/gfx_v9_4_3.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/gfx_v9_4_3.c
index b086fabb8e1e..522981fa182d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/gfx_v9_4_3.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/gfx_v9_4_3.c
@@ -3040,13 +3040,17 @@ static u64 gfx_v9_4_3_ring_get_rptr_compute(struct amdgpu_ring *ring)
 
 static u64 gfx_v9_4_3_ring_get_wptr_compute(struct amdgpu_ring *ring)
 {
+	struct amdgpu_device *adev = ring->adev;
 	u64 wptr;
 
 	/* XXX check if swapping is necessary on BE */
-	if (ring->use_doorbell)
+	if (ring->use_doorbell) {
 		wptr = atomic64_read((atomic64_t *)&ring->adev->wb.wb[ring->wptr_offs]);
-	else
-		BUG();
+	} else {
+		dev_warn_once(adev->dev,
+			      "%s requires doorbell!\n", __func__);
+		wptr = 0;
+	}
 	return wptr;
 }
 
@@ -3059,7 +3063,8 @@ static void gfx_v9_4_3_ring_set_wptr_compute(struct amdgpu_ring *ring)
 		atomic64_set((atomic64_t *)&adev->wb.wb[ring->wptr_offs], ring->wptr);
 		WDOORBELL64(ring->doorbell_index, ring->wptr);
 	} else {
-		BUG(); /* only DOORBELL method supported on gfx9 now */
+		dev_warn_once(adev->dev,
+			      "%s requires doorbell!\n", __func__);
 	}
 }