diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_guc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_guc.c
index 18da9ed15728..fcfa4fd93841 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_guc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_guc.c
@@ -60,15 +60,8 @@ void intel_guc_init_send_regs(struct intel_guc *guc)
 	enum forcewake_domains fw_domains = 0;
 	unsigned int i;
 
-	if (INTEL_GEN(gt->i915) >= 11) {
-		guc->send_regs.base =
-				i915_mmio_reg_offset(GEN11_SOFT_SCRATCH(0));
-		guc->send_regs.count = GEN11_SOFT_SCRATCH_COUNT;
-	} else {
-		guc->send_regs.base = i915_mmio_reg_offset(SOFT_SCRATCH(0));
-		guc->send_regs.count = GUC_MAX_MMIO_MSG_LEN;
-		BUILD_BUG_ON(GUC_MAX_MMIO_MSG_LEN > SOFT_SCRATCH_COUNT);
-	}
+	GEM_BUG_ON(!guc->send_regs.base);
+	GEM_BUG_ON(!guc->send_regs.count);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < guc->send_regs.count; i++) {
 		fw_domains |= intel_uncore_forcewake_for_reg(gt->uncore,
@@ -172,11 +165,18 @@ void intel_guc_init_early(struct intel_guc *guc)
 		guc->interrupts.reset = gen11_reset_guc_interrupts;
 		guc->interrupts.enable = gen11_enable_guc_interrupts;
 		guc->interrupts.disable = gen11_disable_guc_interrupts;
+		guc->send_regs.base =
+			i915_mmio_reg_offset(GEN11_SOFT_SCRATCH(0));
+		guc->send_regs.count = GEN11_SOFT_SCRATCH_COUNT;
+
 	} else {
 		guc->notify_reg = GUC_SEND_INTERRUPT;
 		guc->interrupts.reset = gen9_reset_guc_interrupts;
 		guc->interrupts.enable = gen9_enable_guc_interrupts;
 		guc->interrupts.disable = gen9_disable_guc_interrupts;
+		guc->send_regs.base = i915_mmio_reg_offset(SOFT_SCRATCH(0));
+		guc->send_regs.count = GUC_MAX_MMIO_MSG_LEN;
+		BUILD_BUG_ON(GUC_MAX_MMIO_MSG_LEN > SOFT_SCRATCH_COUNT);
 	}
 }