diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
index e9797439bb0e..3f325e1e440c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
@@ -4428,6 +4428,17 @@ DEVICE_ATTR_WO(s3_debug);
 static int dm_early_init(void *handle)
 {
 	struct amdgpu_device *adev = (struct amdgpu_device *)handle;
+	struct amdgpu_mode_info *mode_info = &adev->mode_info;
+	struct atom_context *ctx = mode_info->atom_context;
+	int index = GetIndexIntoMasterTable(DATA, Object_Header);
+	u16 data_offset;
+
+	/* if there is no object header, skip DM */
+	if (!amdgpu_atom_parse_data_header(ctx, index, NULL, NULL, NULL, &data_offset)) {
+		adev->harvest_ip_mask |= AMD_HARVEST_IP_DMU_MASK;
+		dev_info(adev->dev, "No object header, skipping DM\n");
+		return -ENOENT;
+	}
 
 	switch (adev->asic_type) {
 #if defined(CONFIG_DRM_AMD_DC_SI)