diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ingenic/ingenic-drm-drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ingenic/ingenic-drm-drv.c
index 542c4af70661..7f10d6eed549 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ingenic/ingenic-drm-drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ingenic/ingenic-drm-drv.c
@@ -1543,6 +1543,9 @@ static int ingenic_drm_init(void)
 {
 	int err;
 
+	if (drm_firmware_drivers_only())
+		return -ENODEV;
+
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DRM_INGENIC_IPU)) {
 		err = platform_driver_register(ingenic_ipu_driver_ptr);
 		if (err)