diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/adreno_gpu.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/adreno_gpu.c
index 8cd2020d4b7e..ca5e4e560cde 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/adreno_gpu.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/adreno_gpu.c
@@ -52,6 +52,12 @@ static int zap_shader_load_mdt(struct msm_gpu *gpu, const char *fwname,
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
+	/* We need PAS to be able to load the firmware */
+	if (!qcom_pas_is_available()) {
+		DRM_DEV_ERROR(dev, "PAS is not available\n");
+		return -EPROBE_DEFER;
+	}
+
 	ret = of_reserved_mem_region_to_resource(np, 0, &r);
 	if (ret) {
 		zap_available = false;
@@ -170,18 +176,11 @@ static int zap_shader_load_mdt(struct msm_gpu *gpu, const char *fwname,
 int adreno_zap_shader_load(struct msm_gpu *gpu, u32 pasid)
 {
 	struct adreno_gpu *adreno_gpu = to_adreno_gpu(gpu);
-	struct platform_device *pdev = gpu->pdev;
 
 	/* Short cut if we determine the zap shader isn't available/needed */
 	if (!zap_available)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	/* We need PAS to be able to load the firmware */
-	if (!qcom_pas_is_available()) {
-		DRM_DEV_ERROR(&pdev->dev, "PAS is not available\n");
-		return -EPROBE_DEFER;
-	}
-
 	return zap_shader_load_mdt(gpu, adreno_gpu->info->zapfw, pasid);
 }