diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dmub/src/dmub_srv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dmub/src/dmub_srv.c
index bdaf43892f47bbcf83d4a9d3b20a9756697672b1..3253162e3701bac41893204e99134d0b90cb2981 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dmub/src/dmub_srv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dmub/src/dmub_srv.c
@@ -639,11 +639,11 @@ enum dmub_status dmub_srv_hw_init(struct dmub_srv *dmub,
 	if (dmub->hw_funcs.enable_dmub_boot_options)
 		dmub->hw_funcs.enable_dmub_boot_options(dmub, params);
 
-	if (dmub->hw_funcs.skip_dmub_panel_power_sequence)
+	if (dmub->hw_funcs.skip_dmub_panel_power_sequence && !dmub->is_virtual)
 		dmub->hw_funcs.skip_dmub_panel_power_sequence(dmub,
 			params->skip_panel_power_sequence);
 
-	if (dmub->hw_funcs.reset_release)
+	if (dmub->hw_funcs.reset_release && !dmub->is_virtual)
 		dmub->hw_funcs.reset_release(dmub);
 
 	dmub->hw_init = true;