diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/pm/legacy-dpm/si_dpm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/pm/legacy-dpm/si_dpm.c
index 8079da7c5335..9d837d23d3a7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/pm/legacy-dpm/si_dpm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/pm/legacy-dpm/si_dpm.c
@@ -7689,7 +7689,7 @@ static int si_dpm_process_interrupt(struct amdgpu_device *adev,
 		break;
 	}
 
-	if (queue_thermal)
+	if (queue_thermal && amdgpu_dpm)
 		schedule_work(&adev->pm.dpm.thermal.work);
 
 	return 0;