diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c
index ac25d63..bc31769 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c
@@ -2361,7 +2361,7 @@ static int i915_huc_load_status_info(struct seq_file *m, void *data)
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = node_to_i915(m->private);
 	struct intel_uc_fw *huc_fw = &dev_priv->huc.fw;
 
-	if (!HAS_HUC_UCODE(dev_priv)) {
+	if (!HAS_GUC(dev_priv)) {
 		seq_puts(m, "not supported\n");
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -2397,7 +2397,7 @@ static int i915_guc_load_status_info(struct seq_file *m, void *data)
 	struct intel_uc_fw *guc_fw = &dev_priv->guc.fw;
 	u32 tmp, i;
 
-	if (!HAS_GUC_UCODE(dev_priv)) {
+	if (!HAS_GUC(dev_priv)) {
 		seq_puts(m, "not supported\n");
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -2496,7 +2496,7 @@ static bool check_guc_submission(struct seq_file *m)
 
 	if (!guc->execbuf_client) {
 		seq_printf(m, "GuC submission %s\n",
-			   HAS_GUC_SCHED(dev_priv) ?
+			   HAS_GUC(dev_priv) ?
 			   "disabled" :
 			   "not supported");
 		return false;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index dd141b2..5b9bdd0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -3201,9 +3201,12 @@ static inline unsigned int i915_sg_segment_size(void)
  */
 #define HAS_GUC(dev_priv)	((dev_priv)->info.has_guc)
 #define HAS_GUC_CT(dev_priv)	((dev_priv)->info.has_guc_ct)
-#define HAS_GUC_UCODE(dev_priv)	(HAS_GUC(dev_priv))
-#define HAS_GUC_SCHED(dev_priv)	(HAS_GUC(dev_priv))
-#define HAS_HUC_UCODE(dev_priv)	(HAS_GUC(dev_priv))
+#define HAS_GUC_UCODE(dev_priv) ((dev_priv)->guc.fw.path != NULL)
+#define HAS_HUC_UCODE(dev_priv) ((dev_priv)->huc.fw.path != NULL)
+
+#define NEEDS_GUC_LOADING(dev_priv) \
+	(HAS_GUC(dev_priv) && \
+	(i915_modparams.enable_guc_submission || HAS_HUC_UCODE(dev_priv)))
 
 #define HAS_RESOURCE_STREAMER(dev_priv) ((dev_priv)->info.has_resource_streamer)
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c
index 5bf96a2..692d609 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ static u32 default_desc_template(const struct drm_i915_private *i915,
 	 * present or not in use we still need a small bias as ring wraparound
 	 * at offset 0 sometimes hangs. No idea why.
 	 */
-	if (HAS_GUC(dev_priv) && i915_modparams.enable_guc_loading)
+	if (NEEDS_GUC_LOADING(dev_priv))
 		ctx->ggtt_offset_bias = GUC_WOPCM_TOP;
 	else
 		ctx->ggtt_offset_bias = I915_GTT_PAGE_SIZE;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.c
index 527a2d2..0bbc8f0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.c
@@ -3481,7 +3481,7 @@ int i915_ggtt_probe_hw(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 	 * currently don't have any bits spare to pass in this upper
 	 * restriction!
 	 */
-	if (HAS_GUC(dev_priv) && i915_modparams.enable_guc_loading) {
+	if (NEEDS_GUC_LOADING(dev_priv)) {
 		ggtt->base.total = min_t(u64, ggtt->base.total, GUC_GGTT_TOP);
 		ggtt->mappable_end = min(ggtt->mappable_end, ggtt->base.total);
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
index b1296a5..ec76aac 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
@@ -4026,7 +4026,7 @@ void intel_irq_init(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 	for (i = 0; i < MAX_L3_SLICES; ++i)
 		dev_priv->l3_parity.remap_info[i] = NULL;
 
-	if (HAS_GUC_SCHED(dev_priv))
+	if (HAS_GUC(dev_priv))
 		dev_priv->pm_guc_events = GEN9_GUC_TO_HOST_INT_EVENT;
 
 	/* Let's track the enabled rps events */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_params.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_params.c
index b4faeb6..1c25f45 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_params.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_params.c
@@ -162,10 +162,6 @@ struct i915_params i915_modparams __read_mostly = {
 	"(0=use value from vbt [default], 1=low power swing(200mV),"
 	"2=default swing(400mV))");
 
-i915_param_named_unsafe(enable_guc_loading, int, 0400,
-	"Enable GuC firmware loading "
-	"(-1=auto, 0=never [default], 1=if available, 2=required)");
-
 i915_param_named_unsafe(enable_guc_submission, int, 0400,
 	"Enable GuC submission "
 	"(-1=auto, 0=never [default], 1=if available, 2=required)");
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_params.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_params.h
index c729226..9e1e231 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_params.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_params.h
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
 	param(int, disable_power_well, -1) \
 	param(int, enable_ips, 1) \
 	param(int, invert_brightness, 0) \
-	param(int, enable_guc_loading, 0) \
 	param(int, enable_guc_submission, 0) \
 	param(int, guc_log_level, -1) \
 	param(char *, guc_firmware_path, NULL) \
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uc.c
index 25bd162..df281525 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uc.c
@@ -49,36 +49,44 @@ static int __intel_uc_reset_hw(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 
 void intel_uc_sanitize_options(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 {
+	/* Verify Hardware support */
 	if (!HAS_GUC(dev_priv)) {
-		if (i915_modparams.enable_guc_loading > 0 ||
-		    i915_modparams.enable_guc_submission > 0)
-			DRM_INFO("Ignoring GuC options, no hardware\n");
-
-		i915_modparams.enable_guc_loading = 0;
-		i915_modparams.enable_guc_submission = 0;
+		if (i915_modparams.enable_guc_submission > 0)
+			DRM_INFO("Ignoring GuC submission enable",
+					"no hardware\n");
+			i915_modparams.enable_guc_submission = 0;
 		return;
 	}
 
-	/* A negative value means "use platform default" */
-	if (i915_modparams.enable_guc_loading < 0)
-		i915_modparams.enable_guc_loading = HAS_GUC_UCODE(dev_priv);
+	/* Verify Firmware support */
+	if (!HAS_GUC_UCODE(dev_priv)) {
+		if (i915_modparams.enable_guc_submission == 1) {
+			DRM_INFO("Ignoring GuC submission enable",
+					"no firmware\n");
+			i915_modparams.enable_guc_submission = 0;
+		return;
+		}
 
-	/* Verify firmware version */
-	if (i915_modparams.enable_guc_loading) {
-		if (HAS_HUC_UCODE(dev_priv))
-			intel_huc_select_fw(&dev_priv->huc);
+		if (i915_modparams.enable_guc_submission < 0) {
+			i915_modparams.enable_guc_submission = 0;
+			return;
+		}
 
-		if (intel_guc_fw_select(&dev_priv->guc))
-			i915_modparams.enable_guc_loading = 0;
+		/*
+		 * If "required" (> 1), let it continue and we will fail later
+		 * due to the lack of firmware
+		 */
+
 	}
 
-	/* Can't enable guc submission without guc loaded */
-	if (!i915_modparams.enable_guc_loading)
-		i915_modparams.enable_guc_submission = 0;
+	/*
+	 * A negative value means "use paltform default" (enabled if we have
+	 * survived to get here)
+	 */
 
-	/* A negative value means "use platform default" */
 	if (i915_modparams.enable_guc_submission < 0)
-		i915_modparams.enable_guc_submission = HAS_GUC_SCHED(dev_priv);
+		i915_modparams.enable_guc_submission = HAS_GUC(dev_priv);
+
 }
 
 void intel_uc_init_early(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
@@ -88,6 +96,8 @@ void intel_uc_init_early(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 
 void intel_uc_init_fw(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 {
+	if (!HAS_GUC(dev_priv))
+		return;
 	intel_uc_fw_fetch(dev_priv, &dev_priv->huc.fw);
 	intel_uc_fw_fetch(dev_priv, &dev_priv->guc.fw);
 }
@@ -154,7 +164,7 @@ int intel_uc_init_hw(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 	struct intel_guc *guc = &dev_priv->guc;
 	int ret, attempts;
 
-	if (!i915_modparams.enable_guc_loading)
+	if (!NEEDS_GUC_LOADING(dev_priv))
 		return 0;
 
 	guc_disable_communication(guc);
@@ -250,22 +260,17 @@ int intel_uc_init_hw(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 err_guc:
 	i915_ggtt_disable_guc(dev_priv);
 
-	if (i915_modparams.enable_guc_loading > 1 ||
-	    i915_modparams.enable_guc_submission > 1) {
+	if (i915_modparams.enable_guc_submission > 1) {
 		DRM_ERROR("GuC init failed. Firmware loading disabled.\n");
 		ret = -EIO;
+	} else if (i915_modparams.enable_guc_submission == 1) {
+		DRM_NOTE("Falling back from GuC submission to execlist mode\n");
+		i915_modparams.enable_guc_submission = 0;
+		ret = 0;
 	} else {
-		DRM_NOTE("GuC init failed. Firmware loading disabled.\n");
 		ret = 0;
 	}
 
-	if (i915_modparams.enable_guc_submission) {
-		i915_modparams.enable_guc_submission = 0;
-		DRM_NOTE("Falling back from GuC submission to execlist mode\n");
-	}
-
-	i915_modparams.enable_guc_loading = 0;
-
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -273,7 +278,7 @@ void intel_uc_fini_hw(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 {
 	guc_free_load_err_log(&dev_priv->guc);
 
-	if (!i915_modparams.enable_guc_loading)
+	if (!NEEDS_GUC_LOADING(dev_priv))
 		return;
 
 	if (i915_modparams.enable_guc_submission)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uncore.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uncore.c
index 20e3c65c..c631b0e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uncore.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uncore.c
@@ -1803,8 +1803,7 @@ int intel_guc_reset(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	if (!HAS_GUC(dev_priv))
-		return -EINVAL;
+	GEM_BUG_ON(!HAS_GUC(dev_priv));
 
 	intel_uncore_forcewake_get(dev_priv, FORCEWAKE_ALL);
 	ret = gen6_hw_domain_reset(dev_priv, GEN9_GRDOM_GUC);
