struct nvc0_graph_oclass *oclass = (void *)bclass;
        struct nouveau_device *device = nv_device(parent);
        struct nvc0_graph_priv *priv;
+       bool use_ext_fw, enable;
        int ret, i;
 
-       ret = nouveau_graph_create(parent, engine, bclass,
-                                  (oclass->fecs.ucode != NULL), &priv);
+       use_ext_fw = nouveau_boolopt(device->cfgopt, "NvGrUseFW",
+                                    oclass->fecs.ucode == NULL);
+       enable = use_ext_fw || oclass->fecs.ucode != NULL;
+
+       ret = nouveau_graph_create(parent, engine, bclass, enable, &priv);
        *pobject = nv_object(priv);
        if (ret)
                return ret;
 
        priv->base.units = nvc0_graph_units;
 
-       if (nouveau_boolopt(device->cfgopt, "NvGrUseFW", false)) {
+       if (use_ext_fw) {
                nv_info(priv, "using external firmware\n");
                if (nvc0_graph_ctor_fw(priv, "fuc409c", &priv->fuc409c) ||
                    nvc0_graph_ctor_fw(priv, "fuc409d", &priv->fuc409d) ||