diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/uvd_v3_1.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/uvd_v3_1.c
index fea576a7f397..efb3fde919ee 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/uvd_v3_1.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/uvd_v3_1.c
@@ -242,6 +242,10 @@ static void uvd_v3_1_mc_resume(struct amdgpu_device *adev)
 	uint64_t addr;
 	uint32_t size;
 
+	/* When the keyselect is already set, don't perturb it. */
+	if (RREG32(mmUVD_FW_START))
+		return;
+
 	/* program the VCPU memory controller bits 0-27 */
 	addr = (adev->uvd.inst->gpu_addr + AMDGPU_UVD_FIRMWARE_OFFSET) >> 3;
 	size = AMDGPU_UVD_FIRMWARE_SIZE(adev) >> 3;
@@ -284,6 +288,12 @@ static int uvd_v3_1_fw_validate(struct amdgpu_device *adev)
 	int i;
 	uint32_t keysel = adev->uvd.keyselect;
 
+	if (RREG32(mmUVD_FW_START) & UVD_FW_STATUS__PASS_MASK) {
+		dev_dbg(adev->dev, "UVD keyselect already set: 0x%x (on CPU: 0x%x)\n",
+			RREG32(mmUVD_FW_START), adev->uvd.keyselect);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	WREG32(mmUVD_FW_START, keysel);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < 10; ++i) {