diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_atpx_handler.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_atpx_handler.c
index 56482e35d43e..fd8c4d317e60 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_atpx_handler.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_atpx_handler.c
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ bool radeon_has_atpx(void) {
 	return radeon_atpx_priv.atpx_detected;
 }
 
+bool radeon_has_atpx_dgpu_power_cntl(void) {
+	return radeon_atpx_priv.atpx.functions.power_cntl;
+}
+
 /**
  * radeon_atpx_call - call an ATPX method
  *
@@ -141,10 +145,6 @@ static void radeon_atpx_parse_functions(struct radeon_atpx_functions *f, u32 mas
  */
 static int radeon_atpx_validate(struct radeon_atpx *atpx)
 {
-	/* make sure required functions are enabled */
-	/* dGPU power control is required */
-	atpx->functions.power_cntl = true;
-
 	if (atpx->functions.px_params) {
 		union acpi_object *info;
 		struct atpx_px_params output;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_device.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_device.c
index 902b59cebac5..4de23ae3a64b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_device.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_device.c
@@ -103,6 +103,12 @@ static const char radeon_family_name[][16] = {
 	"LAST",
 };
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_VGA_SWITCHEROO)
+bool radeon_has_atpx_dgpu_power_cntl(void);
+#else
+static inline bool radeon_has_atpx_dgpu_power_cntl(void) { return false; }
+#endif
+
 #define RADEON_PX_QUIRK_DISABLE_PX  (1 << 0)
 #define RADEON_PX_QUIRK_LONG_WAKEUP (1 << 1)
 
@@ -1433,7 +1439,7 @@ int radeon_device_init(struct radeon_device *rdev,
 	 * ignore it */
 	vga_client_register(rdev->pdev, rdev, NULL, radeon_vga_set_decode);
 
-	if (rdev->flags & RADEON_IS_PX)
+	if ((rdev->flags & RADEON_IS_PX) && radeon_has_atpx_dgpu_power_cntl())
 		runtime = true;
 	vga_switcheroo_register_client(rdev->pdev, &radeon_switcheroo_ops, runtime);
 	if (runtime)