diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_drv.c
index 2720a58ccd90..eaf67b9e5f12 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_drv.c
@@ -727,6 +727,9 @@ static int omapdrm_init(struct omap_drm_private *priv, struct device *dev)
 
 	DBG("%s", dev_name(dev));
 
+	if (drm_firmware_drivers_only())
+		return -ENODEV;
+
 	/* Allocate and initialize the DRM device. */
 	ddev = drm_dev_alloc(&omap_drm_driver, dev);
 	if (IS_ERR(ddev))