diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_debugfs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_debugfs.c
index de61a85c4b0220..fd796574f87a50 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_debugfs.c
@@ -589,6 +589,9 @@ static ssize_t amdgpu_debugfs_regs_smc_read(struct file *f, char __user *buf,
 	ssize_t result = 0;
 	int r;
 
+	if (!adev->smc_rreg)
+		return -EPERM;
+
 	if (size & 0x3 || *pos & 0x3)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -645,6 +648,9 @@ static ssize_t amdgpu_debugfs_regs_smc_write(struct file *f, const char __user *
 	ssize_t result = 0;
 	int r;
 
+	if (!adev->smc_wreg)
+		return -EPERM;
+
 	if (size & 0x3 || *pos & 0x3)
 		return -EINVAL;