diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_ras.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_ras.c
index fc66aca285944..95d5842385b32 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_ras.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_ras.c
@@ -1966,11 +1966,20 @@ int amdgpu_ras_recovery_init(struct amdgpu_device *adev)
 	bool exc_err_limit = false;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (adev->ras_enabled && con)
-		data = &con->eh_data;
-	else
+	if (!con)
+		return 0;
+
+	/* Allow access to RAS EEPROM via debugfs, when the ASIC
+	 * supports RAS and debugfs is enabled, but when
+	 * adev->ras_enabled is unset, i.e. when "ras_enable"
+	 * module parameter is set to 0.
+	 */
+	con->adev = adev;
+
+	if (!adev->ras_enabled)
 		return 0;
 
+	data = &con->eh_data;
 	*data = kmalloc(sizeof(**data), GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_ZERO);
 	if (!*data) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
@@ -1980,7 +1989,6 @@ int amdgpu_ras_recovery_init(struct amdgpu_device *adev)
 	mutex_init(&con->recovery_lock);
 	INIT_WORK(&con->recovery_work, amdgpu_ras_do_recovery);
 	atomic_set(&con->in_recovery, 0);
-	con->adev = adev;
 
 	max_eeprom_records_len = amdgpu_ras_eeprom_get_record_max_length();
 	amdgpu_ras_validate_threshold(adev, max_eeprom_records_len);