diff --git a/tests/amdgpu/amdgpu_test.c b/tests/amdgpu/amdgpu_test.c
index 68ec5d3..91010dc 100644
--- a/tests/amdgpu/amdgpu_test.c
+++ b/tests/amdgpu/amdgpu_test.c
@@ -150,15 +150,15 @@ static Suites_Active_Status suites_active_stat[] = {
 		},
 		{
 			.pName = VCE_TESTS_STR,
-			.pActive = always_active,
+			.pActive = suite_vce_tests_enable,
 		},
 		{
 			.pName = VCN_TESTS_STR,
-			.pActive = always_active,
+			.pActive = suite_vcn_tests_enable,
 		},
 		{
 			.pName = UVD_ENC_TESTS_STR,
-			.pActive = always_active,
+			.pActive = suite_uvd_enc_tests_enable,
 		},
 		{
 			.pName = DEADLOCK_TESTS_STR,
@@ -409,6 +409,14 @@ static void amdgpu_disable_suits()
 		if (amdgpu_set_suite_active(suites_active_stat[i].pName,
 				suites_active_stat[i].pActive()))
 			fprintf(stderr, "suit deactivation failed - %s\n", CU_get_error_msg());
+
+	/* Explicitly disable specific tests due to known bugs or preferences */
+	/*
+	* BUG: Compute ring stalls and never recovers when the address is
+	* written after the command already submitted
+	*/
+	if (amdgpu_set_test_active(DEADLOCK_TESTS_STR, "compute ring block test", CU_FALSE))
+		fprintf(stderr, "test deactivation failed - %s\n", CU_get_error_msg());
 }
 
 /* The main() function for setting up and running the tests.
diff --git a/tests/amdgpu/amdgpu_test.h b/tests/amdgpu/amdgpu_test.h
index 9ccc1ff..dd236ed 100644
--- a/tests/amdgpu/amdgpu_test.h
+++ b/tests/amdgpu/amdgpu_test.h
@@ -100,6 +100,11 @@ int suite_vce_tests_init();
 int suite_vce_tests_clean();
 
 /**
+ * Decide if the suite is enabled by default or not.
+ */
+CU_BOOL suite_vce_tests_enable(void);
+
+/**
  * Tests in vce test suite
  */
 extern CU_TestInfo vce_tests[];
@@ -115,6 +120,11 @@ int suite_vcn_tests_init();
 int suite_vcn_tests_clean();
 
 /**
+ * Decide if the suite is enabled by default or not.
+ */
+CU_BOOL suite_vcn_tests_enable(void);
+
+/**
 + * Tests in vcn test suite
 + */
 extern CU_TestInfo vcn_tests[];
@@ -130,6 +140,11 @@ int suite_uvd_enc_tests_init();
 int suite_uvd_enc_tests_clean();
 
 /**
+ * Decide if the suite is enabled by default or not.
+ */
+CU_BOOL suite_uvd_enc_tests_enable(void);
+
+/**
  * Tests in uvd enc test suite
  */
 extern CU_TestInfo uvd_enc_tests[];
diff --git a/tests/amdgpu/deadlock_tests.c b/tests/amdgpu/deadlock_tests.c
index e23d903..f5c4552 100644
--- a/tests/amdgpu/deadlock_tests.c
+++ b/tests/amdgpu/deadlock_tests.c
@@ -119,13 +119,7 @@ int suite_deadlock_tests_clean(void)
 
 CU_TestInfo deadlock_tests[] = {
 	{ "gfx ring block test",  amdgpu_deadlock_gfx },
-
-	/*
-	* BUG: Compute ring stalls and never recovers when the address is
-	* written after the command already submitted
-	*/
-	/* { "compute ring block test",  amdgpu_deadlock_compute }, */
-
+	{ "compute ring block test",  amdgpu_deadlock_compute },
 	CU_TEST_INFO_NULL,
 };
 
diff --git a/tests/amdgpu/uvd_enc_tests.c b/tests/amdgpu/uvd_enc_tests.c
index bbda131..bed8494 100644
--- a/tests/amdgpu/uvd_enc_tests.c
+++ b/tests/amdgpu/uvd_enc_tests.c
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ static void amdgpu_cs_uvd_enc_session_init(void);
 static void amdgpu_cs_uvd_enc_encode(void);
 static void amdgpu_cs_uvd_enc_destroy(void);
 
-static bool uvd_enc_support(void);
 
 CU_TestInfo uvd_enc_tests[] = {
 	{ "UVD ENC create",  amdgpu_cs_uvd_enc_create },
@@ -89,6 +88,27 @@ CU_TestInfo uvd_enc_tests[] = {
 	CU_TEST_INFO_NULL,
 };
 
+CU_BOOL suite_uvd_enc_tests_enable(void)
+{
+	int r;
+	struct drm_amdgpu_info_hw_ip info;
+
+	if (amdgpu_device_initialize(drm_amdgpu[0], &major_version,
+					     &minor_version, &device_handle))
+		return CU_FALSE;
+
+	r = amdgpu_query_hw_ip_info(device_handle, AMDGPU_HW_IP_UVD_ENC, 0, &info);
+
+	if (amdgpu_device_deinitialize(device_handle))
+		return CU_FALSE;
+
+	if (!info.available_rings)
+		printf("\n\nThe ASIC NOT support UVD ENC, suite disabled.\n");
+
+	return (r == 0 && (info.available_rings ? CU_TRUE : CU_FALSE));
+}
+
+
 int suite_uvd_enc_tests_init(void)
 {
 	int r;
@@ -100,11 +120,6 @@ int suite_uvd_enc_tests_init(void)
 
 	family_id = device_handle->info.family_id;
 
-	if (!uvd_enc_support()) {
-		printf("\n\nThe ASIC NOT support UVD ENC, all sub-tests will pass\n");
-		return CUE_SUCCESS;
-	}
-
 	r = amdgpu_cs_ctx_create(device_handle, &context_handle);
 	if (r)
 		return CUE_SINIT_FAILED;
@@ -123,28 +138,18 @@ int suite_uvd_enc_tests_clean(void)
 {
 	int r;
 
-	if (!uvd_enc_support()) {
-
-		r = amdgpu_device_deinitialize(device_handle);
-		if (r)
-			return CUE_SCLEAN_FAILED;
-
-		return CUE_SUCCESS;
-	} else {
-
-		r = amdgpu_bo_unmap_and_free(ib_handle, ib_va_handle,
-					     ib_mc_address, IB_SIZE);
-		if (r)
-			return CUE_SCLEAN_FAILED;
+	r = amdgpu_bo_unmap_and_free(ib_handle, ib_va_handle,
+				     ib_mc_address, IB_SIZE);
+	if (r)
+		return CUE_SCLEAN_FAILED;
 
-		r = amdgpu_cs_ctx_free(context_handle);
-		if (r)
-			return CUE_SCLEAN_FAILED;
+	r = amdgpu_cs_ctx_free(context_handle);
+	if (r)
+		return CUE_SCLEAN_FAILED;
 
-		r = amdgpu_device_deinitialize(device_handle);
-		if (r)
-			return CUE_SCLEAN_FAILED;
-	}
+	r = amdgpu_device_deinitialize(device_handle);
+	if (r)
+		return CUE_SCLEAN_FAILED;
 
 	return CUE_SUCCESS;
 }
@@ -240,26 +245,10 @@ static void free_resource(struct amdgpu_uvd_enc_bo *uvd_enc_bo)
 	memset(uvd_enc_bo, 0, sizeof(*uvd_enc_bo));
 }
 
-static bool uvd_enc_support(void)
-{
-	int r;
-	struct drm_amdgpu_info_hw_ip info;
-
-	r = amdgpu_query_hw_ip_info(device_handle, AMDGPU_HW_IP_UVD_ENC, 0, &info);
-
-	if (r)
-		return false;
-	else
-		return (info.available_rings?true:false);
-}
-
 static void amdgpu_cs_uvd_enc_create(void)
 {
 	int len, r;
 
-	if (!uvd_enc_support())
-		return;
-
 	enc.width = 160;
 	enc.height = 128;
 
@@ -296,9 +285,6 @@ static void amdgpu_cs_uvd_enc_session_init(void)
 {
 	int len, r;
 
-	if (!uvd_enc_support())
-		return;
-
 	len = 0;
 	memcpy((ib_cpu + len), uve_session_info, sizeof(uve_session_info));
 	len += sizeof(uve_session_info) / 4;
@@ -354,8 +340,6 @@ static void amdgpu_cs_uvd_enc_encode(void)
 	vbuf_size = ALIGN(enc.width, align) * ALIGN(enc.height, 16) * 1.5;
 	cpb_size = vbuf_size * 10;
 
-	if (!uvd_enc_support())
-		return;
 
 	num_resources  = 0;
 	alloc_resource(&enc.fb, 4096, AMDGPU_GEM_DOMAIN_VRAM);
@@ -489,9 +473,6 @@ static void amdgpu_cs_uvd_enc_destroy(void)
 	struct amdgpu_uvd_enc_bo sw_ctx;
 	int len, r;
 
-	if (!uvd_enc_support())
-		return;
-
 	num_resources  = 0;
 	resources[num_resources++] = ib_handle;
 
diff --git a/tests/amdgpu/vce_tests.c b/tests/amdgpu/vce_tests.c
index cf44c13..75821bb 100644
--- a/tests/amdgpu/vce_tests.c
+++ b/tests/amdgpu/vce_tests.c
@@ -88,6 +88,27 @@ CU_TestInfo vce_tests[] = {
 	CU_TEST_INFO_NULL,
 };
 
+
+CU_BOOL suite_vce_tests_enable(void)
+{
+	if (amdgpu_device_initialize(drm_amdgpu[0], &major_version,
+					     &minor_version, &device_handle))
+		return CU_FALSE;
+
+	family_id = device_handle->info.family_id;
+
+	if (amdgpu_device_deinitialize(device_handle))
+		return CU_FALSE;
+
+
+	if (family_id >= AMDGPU_FAMILY_RV || family_id == AMDGPU_FAMILY_SI) {
+		printf("\n\nThe ASIC NOT support VCE, suite disabled\n");
+		return CU_FALSE;
+	}
+
+	return CU_TRUE;
+}
+
 int suite_vce_tests_init(void)
 {
 	int r;
@@ -106,11 +127,6 @@ int suite_vce_tests_init(void)
 	family_id = device_handle->info.family_id;
 	vce_harvest_config = device_handle->info.vce_harvest_config;
 
-	if (family_id >= AMDGPU_FAMILY_RV || family_id == AMDGPU_FAMILY_SI) {
-		printf("\n\nThe ASIC NOT support VCE, all sub-tests will pass\n");
-		return CUE_SUCCESS;
-	}
-
 	r = amdgpu_cs_ctx_create(device_handle, &context_handle);
 	if (r)
 		return CUE_SINIT_FAILED;
@@ -131,24 +147,18 @@ int suite_vce_tests_clean(void)
 {
 	int r;
 
-	if (family_id >= AMDGPU_FAMILY_RV || family_id == AMDGPU_FAMILY_SI) {
-		r = amdgpu_device_deinitialize(device_handle);
-		if (r)
-			return CUE_SCLEAN_FAILED;
-	} else {
-		r = amdgpu_bo_unmap_and_free(ib_handle, ib_va_handle,
-					     ib_mc_address, IB_SIZE);
-		if (r)
-			return CUE_SCLEAN_FAILED;
-
-		r = amdgpu_cs_ctx_free(context_handle);
-		if (r)
-			return CUE_SCLEAN_FAILED;
-
-		r = amdgpu_device_deinitialize(device_handle);
-		if (r)
-			return CUE_SCLEAN_FAILED;
-	}
+	r = amdgpu_bo_unmap_and_free(ib_handle, ib_va_handle,
+				     ib_mc_address, IB_SIZE);
+	if (r)
+		return CUE_SCLEAN_FAILED;
+
+	r = amdgpu_cs_ctx_free(context_handle);
+	if (r)
+		return CUE_SCLEAN_FAILED;
+
+	r = amdgpu_device_deinitialize(device_handle);
+	if (r)
+		return CUE_SCLEAN_FAILED;
 
 	return CUE_SUCCESS;
 }
@@ -248,9 +258,6 @@ static void amdgpu_cs_vce_create(void)
 	unsigned align = (family_id >= AMDGPU_FAMILY_AI) ? 256 : 16;
 	int len, r;
 
-	if (family_id >= AMDGPU_FAMILY_RV || family_id == AMDGPU_FAMILY_SI)
-		return;
-
 	enc.width = vce_create[6];
 	enc.height = vce_create[7];
 
@@ -444,9 +451,6 @@ static void amdgpu_cs_vce_encode(void)
 	unsigned align = (family_id >= AMDGPU_FAMILY_AI) ? 256 : 16;
 	int i, r;
 
-	if (family_id >= AMDGPU_FAMILY_RV || family_id == AMDGPU_FAMILY_SI)
-		return;
-
 	vbuf_size = ALIGN(enc.width, align) * ALIGN(enc.height, 16) * 1.5;
 	cpb_size = vbuf_size * 10;
 	num_resources = 0;
@@ -525,9 +529,6 @@ static void amdgpu_cs_vce_destroy(void)
 {
 	int len, r;
 
-	if (family_id >= AMDGPU_FAMILY_RV || family_id == AMDGPU_FAMILY_SI)
-		return;
-
 	num_resources  = 0;
 	alloc_resource(&enc.fb[0], 4096, AMDGPU_GEM_DOMAIN_GTT);
 	resources[num_resources++] = enc.fb[0].handle;
diff --git a/tests/amdgpu/vcn_tests.c b/tests/amdgpu/vcn_tests.c
index 2b1696d..53a2d08 100644
--- a/tests/amdgpu/vcn_tests.c
+++ b/tests/amdgpu/vcn_tests.c
@@ -82,6 +82,27 @@ CU_TestInfo vcn_tests[] = {
 	CU_TEST_INFO_NULL,
 };
 
+CU_BOOL suite_vcn_tests_enable(void)
+{
+
+	if (amdgpu_device_initialize(drm_amdgpu[0], &major_version,
+				   &minor_version, &device_handle))
+		return CU_FALSE;
+
+	family_id = device_handle->info.family_id;
+
+	if (amdgpu_device_deinitialize(device_handle))
+			return CU_FALSE;
+
+
+	if (family_id < AMDGPU_FAMILY_RV) {
+		printf("\n\nThe ASIC NOT support VCN, suite disabled\n");
+		return CU_FALSE;
+	}
+
+	return CU_TRUE;
+}
+
 int suite_vcn_tests_init(void)
 {
 	int r;
@@ -93,11 +114,6 @@ int suite_vcn_tests_init(void)
 
 	family_id = device_handle->info.family_id;
 
-	if (family_id < AMDGPU_FAMILY_RV) {
-		printf("\n\nThe ASIC NOT support VCN, all sub-tests will pass\n");
-		return CUE_SUCCESS;
-	}
-
 	r = amdgpu_cs_ctx_create(device_handle, &context_handle);
 	if (r)
 		return CUE_SINIT_FAILED;
@@ -116,26 +132,18 @@ int suite_vcn_tests_clean(void)
 {
 	int r;
 
-	if (family_id < AMDGPU_FAMILY_RV) {
-		r = amdgpu_device_deinitialize(device_handle);
-		if (r)
-			return CUE_SCLEAN_FAILED;
-	} else {
-		r = amdgpu_bo_unmap_and_free(ib_handle, ib_va_handle,
-				     ib_mc_address, IB_SIZE);
-		if (r)
-			return CUE_SCLEAN_FAILED;
-
-		r = amdgpu_cs_ctx_free(context_handle);
-		if (r)
-			return CUE_SCLEAN_FAILED;
-
-		r = amdgpu_device_deinitialize(device_handle);
-		if (r)
-			return CUE_SCLEAN_FAILED;
-	}
+	r = amdgpu_bo_unmap_and_free(ib_handle, ib_va_handle,
+			     ib_mc_address, IB_SIZE);
+	if (r)
+		return CUE_SCLEAN_FAILED;
 
-	return CUE_SUCCESS;
+	r = amdgpu_cs_ctx_free(context_handle);
+	if (r)
+		return CUE_SCLEAN_FAILED;
+
+	r = amdgpu_device_deinitialize(device_handle);
+	if (r)
+		return CUE_SCLEAN_FAILED;
 }
 
 static int submit(unsigned ndw, unsigned ip)
@@ -244,9 +252,6 @@ static void amdgpu_cs_vcn_dec_create(void)
 	struct amdgpu_vcn_bo msg_buf;
 	int len, r;
 
-	if (family_id < AMDGPU_FAMILY_RV)
-		return;
-
 	num_resources  = 0;
 	alloc_resource(&msg_buf, 4096, AMDGPU_GEM_DOMAIN_GTT);
 	resources[num_resources++] = msg_buf.handle;
@@ -282,9 +287,6 @@ static void amdgpu_cs_vcn_dec_decode(void)
 	int size, len, i, r;
 	uint8_t *dec;
 
-	if (family_id < AMDGPU_FAMILY_RV)
-		return;
-
 	size = 4*1024; /* msg */
 	size += 4*1024; /* fb */
 	size += 4096; /*it_scaling_table*/
@@ -355,9 +357,6 @@ static void amdgpu_cs_vcn_dec_destroy(void)
 	struct amdgpu_vcn_bo msg_buf;
 	int len, r;
 
-	if (family_id < AMDGPU_FAMILY_RV)
-		return;
-
 	num_resources  = 0;
 	alloc_resource(&msg_buf, 1024, AMDGPU_GEM_DOMAIN_GTT);
 	resources[num_resources++] = msg_buf.handle;
@@ -387,24 +386,15 @@ static void amdgpu_cs_vcn_dec_destroy(void)
 
 static void amdgpu_cs_vcn_enc_create(void)
 {
-	if (family_id < AMDGPU_FAMILY_RV)
-		return;
-
 	/* TODO */
 }
 
 static void amdgpu_cs_vcn_enc_encode(void)
 {
-	if (family_id < AMDGPU_FAMILY_RV)
-		return;
-
 	/* TODO */
 }
 
 static void amdgpu_cs_vcn_enc_destroy(void)
 {
-	if (family_id < AMDGPU_FAMILY_RV)
-		return;
-
 	/* TODO */
 }
