diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_display.c
index d2e9e9efc159..6743174acdbc 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_display.c
@@ -1633,18 +1633,8 @@ int radeon_modeset_init(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	radeon_fbdev_init(rdev);
 	drm_kms_helper_poll_init(rdev->ddev);
 
-	if (rdev->pm.dpm_enabled) {
-		/* do dpm late init */
-		ret = radeon_pm_late_init(rdev);
-		if (ret) {
-			rdev->pm.dpm_enabled = false;
-			DRM_ERROR("radeon_pm_late_init failed, disabling dpm\n");
-		}
-		/* set the dpm state for PX since there won't be
-		 * a modeset to call this.
-		 */
-		radeon_pm_compute_clocks(rdev);
-	}
+	/* do pm late init */
+	ret = radeon_pm_late_init(rdev);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_pm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_pm.c
index 05751f3f8444..44489cce7458 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_pm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_pm.c
@@ -1326,14 +1326,6 @@ static int radeon_pm_init_old(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&rdev->pm.dynpm_idle_work, radeon_dynpm_idle_work_handler);
 
 	if (rdev->pm.num_power_states > 1) {
-		/* where's the best place to put these? */
-		ret = device_create_file(rdev->dev, &dev_attr_power_profile);
-		if (ret)
-			DRM_ERROR("failed to create device file for power profile\n");
-		ret = device_create_file(rdev->dev, &dev_attr_power_method);
-		if (ret)
-			DRM_ERROR("failed to create device file for power method\n");
-
 		if (radeon_debugfs_pm_init(rdev)) {
 			DRM_ERROR("Failed to register debugfs file for PM!\n");
 		}
@@ -1391,20 +1383,6 @@ static int radeon_pm_init_dpm(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 		goto dpm_failed;
 	rdev->pm.dpm_enabled = true;
 
-	ret = device_create_file(rdev->dev, &dev_attr_power_dpm_state);
-	if (ret)
-		DRM_ERROR("failed to create device file for dpm state\n");
-	ret = device_create_file(rdev->dev, &dev_attr_power_dpm_force_performance_level);
-	if (ret)
-		DRM_ERROR("failed to create device file for dpm state\n");
-	/* XXX: these are noops for dpm but are here for backwards compat */
-	ret = device_create_file(rdev->dev, &dev_attr_power_profile);
-	if (ret)
-		DRM_ERROR("failed to create device file for power profile\n");
-	ret = device_create_file(rdev->dev, &dev_attr_power_method);
-	if (ret)
-		DRM_ERROR("failed to create device file for power method\n");
-
 	if (radeon_debugfs_pm_init(rdev)) {
 		DRM_ERROR("Failed to register debugfs file for dpm!\n");
 	}
@@ -1545,9 +1523,44 @@ int radeon_pm_late_init(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	if (rdev->pm.pm_method == PM_METHOD_DPM) {
-		mutex_lock(&rdev->pm.mutex);
-		ret = radeon_dpm_late_enable(rdev);
-		mutex_unlock(&rdev->pm.mutex);
+		if (rdev->pm.dpm_enabled) {
+			ret = device_create_file(rdev->dev, &dev_attr_power_dpm_state);
+			if (ret)
+				DRM_ERROR("failed to create device file for dpm state\n");
+			ret = device_create_file(rdev->dev, &dev_attr_power_dpm_force_performance_level);
+			if (ret)
+				DRM_ERROR("failed to create device file for dpm state\n");
+			/* XXX: these are noops for dpm but are here for backwards compat */
+			ret = device_create_file(rdev->dev, &dev_attr_power_profile);
+			if (ret)
+				DRM_ERROR("failed to create device file for power profile\n");
+			ret = device_create_file(rdev->dev, &dev_attr_power_method);
+			if (ret)
+				DRM_ERROR("failed to create device file for power method\n");
+
+			mutex_lock(&rdev->pm.mutex);
+			ret = radeon_dpm_late_enable(rdev);
+			mutex_unlock(&rdev->pm.mutex);
+			if (ret) {
+				rdev->pm.dpm_enabled = false;
+				DRM_ERROR("radeon_pm_late_init failed, disabling dpm\n");
+			} else {
+				/* set the dpm state for PX since there won't be
+				 * a modeset to call this.
+				 */
+				radeon_pm_compute_clocks(rdev);
+			}
+		}
+	} else {
+		if (rdev->pm.num_power_states > 1) {
+			/* where's the best place to put these? */
+			ret = device_create_file(rdev->dev, &dev_attr_power_profile);
+			if (ret)
+				DRM_ERROR("failed to create device file for power profile\n");
+			ret = device_create_file(rdev->dev, &dev_attr_power_method);
+			if (ret)
+				DRM_ERROR("failed to create device file for power method\n");
+		}
 	}
 	return ret;
 }