diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_atpx_handler.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_atpx_handler.c
index fd8c4d317e60c12c164b49b4142a6c6e3d7dabf4..56482e35d43e334d7b2a8bc170a241f4a5643d96 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_atpx_handler.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_atpx_handler.c
@@ -62,10 +62,6 @@ 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
  *
@@ -145,6 +141,10 @@ 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 193261fee6e12b49f9c26257ab669091bb9c17d0..d0826fb0434c45f35647c5a41288c17634c3c95f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_device.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_device.c
@@ -103,12 +103,6 @@ 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)
 
@@ -1439,7 +1433,7 @@ 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) && radeon_has_atpx_dgpu_power_cntl())
+	if (rdev->flags & RADEON_IS_PX)
 		runtime = true;
 	vga_switcheroo_register_client(rdev->pdev, &radeon_switcheroo_ops, runtime);
 	if (runtime)