diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_device.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_device.c
index a3a105ec99e2d797978c79355f6ea67d4d4df5b4..29965498c91f353f8e620e8d71e172b13f3c6e82 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_device.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_device.c
@@ -1763,7 +1763,9 @@ int amdgpu_device_init(struct amdgpu_device *adev,
 		runtime = true;
 	if (amdgpu_device_is_px(ddev))
 		runtime = true;
-	vga_switcheroo_register_client(adev->pdev, &amdgpu_switcheroo_ops, runtime);
+	if (!pci_is_thunderbolt_attached(adev->pdev))
+		vga_switcheroo_register_client(adev->pdev,
+					       &amdgpu_switcheroo_ops, runtime);
 	if (runtime)
 		vga_switcheroo_init_domain_pm_ops(adev->dev, &adev->vga_pm_domain);
 
@@ -1926,7 +1928,8 @@ void amdgpu_device_fini(struct amdgpu_device *adev)
 	amdgpu_atombios_fini(adev);
 	kfree(adev->bios);
 	adev->bios = NULL;
-	vga_switcheroo_unregister_client(adev->pdev);
+	if (!pci_is_thunderbolt_attached(adev->pdev))
+		vga_switcheroo_unregister_client(adev->pdev);
 	if (adev->flags & AMD_IS_PX)
 		vga_switcheroo_fini_domain_pm_ops(adev->dev);
 	vga_client_register(adev->pdev, NULL, NULL, NULL);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_kms.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_kms.c
index 61d94c7456723931cdeeabf044958d3f4096751c..2f3b236721c9f50449d5ae13049bc1c6a2fb9211 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_kms.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_kms.c
@@ -103,7 +103,8 @@ int amdgpu_driver_load_kms(struct drm_device *dev, unsigned long flags)
 	    amdgpu_has_atpx() &&
 	    (amdgpu_is_atpx_hybrid() ||
 	     amdgpu_has_atpx_dgpu_power_cntl()) &&
-	    ((flags & AMD_IS_APU) == 0))
+	    ((flags & AMD_IS_APU) == 0) &&
+	    !pci_is_thunderbolt_attached(dev->pdev))
 		flags |= AMD_IS_PX;
 
 	/* amdgpu_device_init should report only fatal error