diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uc.c
index 63fc12cbc25d0..1a265fbd95c78 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uc.c
@@ -57,10 +57,8 @@ static int __get_platform_enable_guc(struct drm_i915_private *i915)
 	struct intel_uc_fw *huc_fw = &i915->huc.fw;
 	int enable_guc = 0;
 
-	/* Default is to enable GuC/HuC if we know their firmwares */
-	if (intel_uc_fw_is_selected(guc_fw))
-		enable_guc |= ENABLE_GUC_SUBMISSION;
-	if (intel_uc_fw_is_selected(huc_fw))
+	/* Default is to use HuC if we know GuC and HuC firmwares */
+	if (intel_uc_fw_is_selected(guc_fw) && intel_uc_fw_is_selected(huc_fw))
 		enable_guc |= ENABLE_GUC_LOAD_HUC;
 
 	/* Any platform specific fine-tuning can be done here */