diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/display/xe_hdcp_gsc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/display/xe_hdcp_gsc.c
index 29c72aa4b0d2..33494b86205d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/display/xe_hdcp_gsc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/display/xe_hdcp_gsc.c
@@ -37,9 +37,17 @@ static bool intel_hdcp_gsc_check_status(struct drm_device *drm)
 	struct xe_device *xe = to_xe_device(drm);
 	struct xe_tile *tile = xe_device_get_root_tile(xe);
 	struct xe_gt *gt = tile->media_gt;
-	struct xe_gsc *gsc = &gt->uc.gsc;
+	struct xe_gsc *gsc;
 
-	if (!gsc || !xe_uc_fw_is_available(&gsc->fw)) {
+	if (!gt) {
+		drm_dbg_kms(&xe->drm,
+			    "not checking GSC status for HDCP2.x: media GT not present or disabled\n");
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	gsc = &gt->uc.gsc;
+
+	if (!xe_uc_fw_is_available(&gsc->fw)) {
 		drm_dbg_kms(&xe->drm,
 			    "GSC Components not ready for HDCP2.x\n");
 		return false;