diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
index a50292c0423f..6ac91fcdb4f8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
@@ -403,15 +403,13 @@ bool i915_semaphore_is_enabled(struct drm_device *dev)
 	if (INTEL_INFO(dev)->gen < 6)
 		return false;
 
-	/* Until we get further testing... */
-	if (IS_GEN8(dev)) {
-		WARN_ON(!i915.preliminary_hw_support);
-		return false;
-	}
-
 	if (i915.semaphores >= 0)
 		return i915.semaphores;
 
+	/* Until we get further testing... */
+	if (IS_GEN8(dev))
+		return false;
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_INTEL_IOMMU
 	/* Enable semaphores on SNB when IO remapping is off */
 	if (INTEL_INFO(dev)->gen == 6 && intel_iommu_gfx_mapped)