diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tilcdc/tilcdc_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/tilcdc/tilcdc_drv.c
index cc567c87057d..eee3c447fbac 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tilcdc/tilcdc_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tilcdc/tilcdc_drv.c
@@ -604,6 +604,9 @@ static struct platform_driver tilcdc_platform_driver = {
 
 static int __init tilcdc_drm_init(void)
 {
+	if (drm_firmware_drivers_only())
+		return -ENODEV;
+
 	DBG("init");
 	tilcdc_panel_init();
 	return platform_driver_register(&tilcdc_platform_driver);