diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/drm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/drm.c
index 8d37d6b00562..48e35d686473 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/drm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/drm.c
@@ -1382,6 +1382,9 @@ static int __init host1x_drm_init(void)
 {
 	int err;
 
+	if (drm_firmware_drivers_only())
+		return -ENODEV;
+
 	err = host1x_driver_register(&host1x_drm_driver);
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;