diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc.c
index d08e760252d4..df8690738369 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc.c
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ void intel_guc_init_send_regs(struct intel_guc *guc)
 
 void intel_guc_init_early(struct intel_guc *guc)
 {
+	intel_guc_fw_init_early(guc);
 	intel_guc_ct_init_early(&guc->ct);
 
 	mutex_init(&guc->send_mutex);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_fw.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_fw.c
index 89862fa8ab42..cbc51c960425 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_fw.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_fw.c
@@ -56,45 +56,54 @@ MODULE_FIRMWARE(I915_KBL_GUC_UCODE);
 
 #define I915_GLK_GUC_UCODE GUC_FW_PATH(glk, GLK_FW_MAJOR, GLK_FW_MINOR)
 
-/**
- * intel_guc_fw_select() - selects GuC firmware for uploading
- *
- * @guc:	intel_guc struct
- *
- * Return: zero when we know firmware, non-zero in other case
- */
-int intel_guc_fw_select(struct intel_guc *guc)
+static void guc_fw_select(struct intel_uc_fw *guc_fw)
 {
+	struct intel_guc *guc = container_of(guc_fw, struct intel_guc, fw);
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = guc_to_i915(guc);
 
-	intel_uc_fw_init(&guc->fw, INTEL_UC_FW_TYPE_GUC);
+	GEM_BUG_ON(guc_fw->type != INTEL_UC_FW_TYPE_GUC);
+
+	if (!HAS_GUC(dev_priv))
+		return;
 
 	if (i915_modparams.guc_firmware_path) {
-		guc->fw.path = i915_modparams.guc_firmware_path;
-		guc->fw.major_ver_wanted = 0;
-		guc->fw.minor_ver_wanted = 0;
+		guc_fw->path = i915_modparams.guc_firmware_path;
+		guc_fw->major_ver_wanted = 0;
+		guc_fw->minor_ver_wanted = 0;
 	} else if (IS_SKYLAKE(dev_priv)) {
-		guc->fw.path = I915_SKL_GUC_UCODE;
-		guc->fw.major_ver_wanted = SKL_FW_MAJOR;
-		guc->fw.minor_ver_wanted = SKL_FW_MINOR;
+		guc_fw->path = I915_SKL_GUC_UCODE;
+		guc_fw->major_ver_wanted = SKL_FW_MAJOR;
+		guc_fw->minor_ver_wanted = SKL_FW_MINOR;
 	} else if (IS_BROXTON(dev_priv)) {
-		guc->fw.path = I915_BXT_GUC_UCODE;
-		guc->fw.major_ver_wanted = BXT_FW_MAJOR;
-		guc->fw.minor_ver_wanted = BXT_FW_MINOR;
+		guc_fw->path = I915_BXT_GUC_UCODE;
+		guc_fw->major_ver_wanted = BXT_FW_MAJOR;
+		guc_fw->minor_ver_wanted = BXT_FW_MINOR;
 	} else if (IS_KABYLAKE(dev_priv) || IS_COFFEELAKE(dev_priv)) {
-		guc->fw.path = I915_KBL_GUC_UCODE;
-		guc->fw.major_ver_wanted = KBL_FW_MAJOR;
-		guc->fw.minor_ver_wanted = KBL_FW_MINOR;
+		guc_fw->path = I915_KBL_GUC_UCODE;
+		guc_fw->major_ver_wanted = KBL_FW_MAJOR;
+		guc_fw->minor_ver_wanted = KBL_FW_MINOR;
 	} else if (IS_GEMINILAKE(dev_priv)) {
-		guc->fw.path = I915_GLK_GUC_UCODE;
-		guc->fw.major_ver_wanted = GLK_FW_MAJOR;
-		guc->fw.minor_ver_wanted = GLK_FW_MINOR;
+		guc_fw->path = I915_GLK_GUC_UCODE;
+		guc_fw->major_ver_wanted = GLK_FW_MAJOR;
+		guc_fw->minor_ver_wanted = GLK_FW_MINOR;
 	} else {
-		DRM_ERROR("No GuC firmware known for platform with GuC!\n");
-		return -ENOENT;
+		DRM_WARN("%s: No firmware known for this platform!\n",
+			 intel_uc_fw_type_repr(guc_fw->type));
 	}
+}
 
-	return 0;
+/**
+ * intel_guc_fw_init_early() - initializes GuC firmware struct
+ * @guc: intel_guc struct
+ *
+ * On platforms with GuC selects firmware for uploading
+ */
+void intel_guc_fw_init_early(struct intel_guc *guc)
+{
+	struct intel_uc_fw *guc_fw = &guc->fw;
+
+	intel_uc_fw_init(guc_fw, INTEL_UC_FW_TYPE_GUC);
+	guc_fw_select(guc_fw);
 }
 
 static void guc_prepare_xfer(struct intel_guc *guc)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_fw.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_fw.h
index 023f5baa9dd6..4ec5d3d9e2b0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_fw.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_fw.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 struct intel_guc;
 
-int intel_guc_fw_select(struct intel_guc *guc);
+void intel_guc_fw_init_early(struct intel_guc *guc);
 int intel_guc_fw_upload(struct intel_guc *guc);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uc.c
index 95b524c9f8f3..4b7f2a78b378 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uc.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ void intel_uc_sanitize_options(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 
 	/* Verify firmware version */
 	if (i915_modparams.enable_guc_loading) {
-		if (intel_guc_fw_select(&dev_priv->guc))
+		if (!intel_uc_fw_is_selected(&dev_priv->guc.fw))
 			i915_modparams.enable_guc_loading = 0;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uc_fw.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uc_fw.h
index 5394d9d1e683..d5fd4609c785 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uc_fw.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uc_fw.h
@@ -110,6 +110,11 @@ void intel_uc_fw_init(struct intel_uc_fw *uc_fw, enum intel_uc_fw_type type)
 	uc_fw->type = type;
 }
 
+static inline bool intel_uc_fw_is_selected(struct intel_uc_fw *uc_fw)
+{
+	return uc_fw->path != NULL;
+}
+
 void intel_uc_fw_fetch(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
 		       struct intel_uc_fw *uc_fw);
 int intel_uc_fw_upload(struct intel_uc_fw *uc_fw,