diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_device.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_device.c
index d0a42c2b6809..e8b41756c9f9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_device.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_device.c
@@ -1370,7 +1370,9 @@ static int amdgpu_device_check_arguments(struct amdgpu_device *adev)
 
 	amdgpu_gmc_tmz_set(adev);
 
-	if (amdgpu_num_kcq > 8 || amdgpu_num_kcq < 0) {
+	if (amdgpu_num_kcq == -1) {
+		amdgpu_num_kcq = 8;
+	} else if (amdgpu_num_kcq > 8 || amdgpu_num_kcq < 0) {
 		amdgpu_num_kcq = 8;
 		dev_warn(adev->dev, "set kernel compute queue number to 8 due to invalid parameter provided by user\n");
 	}