diff --git a/drivers/firmware/tegra/bpmp.c b/drivers/firmware/tegra/bpmp.c
index 4d93d8925e14..0742a90cb844 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/tegra/bpmp.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/tegra/bpmp.c
@@ -856,7 +856,8 @@ static const struct tegra_bpmp_soc tegra210_soc = {
 
 static const struct of_device_id tegra_bpmp_match[] = {
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARCH_TEGRA_186_SOC) || \
-    IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARCH_TEGRA_194_SOC)
+    IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARCH_TEGRA_194_SOC) || \
+    IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARCH_TEGRA_234_SOC)
 	{ .compatible = "nvidia,tegra186-bpmp", .data = &tegra186_soc },
 #endif
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARCH_TEGRA_210_SOC)
diff --git a/drivers/mailbox/tegra-hsp.c b/drivers/mailbox/tegra-hsp.c
index 834b35dc3b13..e07091d71986 100644
--- a/drivers/mailbox/tegra-hsp.c
+++ b/drivers/mailbox/tegra-hsp.c
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 #include <linux/pm.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 
+#include <soc/tegra/fuse.h>
+
 #include <dt-bindings/mailbox/tegra186-hsp.h>
 
 #include "mailbox.h"
@@ -322,7 +324,12 @@ static int tegra_hsp_doorbell_startup(struct mbox_chan *chan)
 	if (!ccplex)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	if (!tegra_hsp_doorbell_can_ring(db))
+	/*
+	 * On simulation platforms the BPMP hasn't had a chance yet to mark
+	 * the doorbell as ringable by the CCPLEX, so we want to skip extra
+	 * checks here.
+	 */
+	if (tegra_is_silicon() && !tegra_hsp_doorbell_can_ring(db))
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&hsp->lock, flags);