diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_pm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_pm.c
index 21b5be1ac8ef..d8828a37e43a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_pm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_pm.c
@@ -2702,6 +2702,9 @@ int amdgpu_pm_load_smu_firmware(struct amdgpu_device *adev, uint32_t *smu_versio
 {
 	int r = -EINVAL;
 
+	if (amdgpu_sriov_vf(adev))
+		return 0;
+
 	if (adev->powerplay.pp_funcs && adev->powerplay.pp_funcs->load_firmware) {
 		r = adev->powerplay.pp_funcs->load_firmware(adev->powerplay.pp_handle);
 		if (r) {