diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_job.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_job.c
index 2975c4a6e581..937029ad5271 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_job.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_job.c
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ static void amdgpu_job_timedout(struct drm_sched_job *s_job)
 
 	memset(&ti, 0, sizeof(struct amdgpu_task_info));
 
-	if (amdgpu_ring_soft_recovery(ring, job->vmid, s_job->s_fence->parent)) {
+	if (amdgpu_gpu_recovery &&
+	    amdgpu_ring_soft_recovery(ring, job->vmid, s_job->s_fence->parent)) {
 		DRM_ERROR("ring %s timeout, but soft recovered\n",
 			  s_job->sched->name);
 		return;