diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_drv.c
index 16abc3a3d601..d3cae84a4c4e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_drv.c
@@ -357,6 +357,9 @@ static int __init vc4_drm_register(void)
 {
 	int ret;
 
+	if (drm_firmware_drivers_only())
+		return -ENODEV;
+
 	ret = platform_register_drivers(component_drivers,
 					ARRAY_SIZE(component_drivers));
 	if (ret)