static void radeon_fence_write(struct radeon_device *rdev, u32 seq, int ring)
 {
-       if (rdev->wb.enabled) {
-               *rdev->fence_drv[ring].cpu_addr = cpu_to_le32(seq);
+       struct radeon_fence_driver *drv = &rdev->fence_drv[ring];
+       if (likely(rdev->wb.enabled || !drv->scratch_reg)) {
+               *drv->cpu_addr = cpu_to_le32(seq);
        } else {
-               WREG32(rdev->fence_drv[ring].scratch_reg, seq);
+               WREG32(drv->scratch_reg, seq);
        }
 }
 
 static u32 radeon_fence_read(struct radeon_device *rdev, int ring)
 {
+       struct radeon_fence_driver *drv = &rdev->fence_drv[ring];
        u32 seq = 0;
 
-       if (rdev->wb.enabled) {
-               seq = le32_to_cpu(*rdev->fence_drv[ring].cpu_addr);
+       if (likely(rdev->wb.enabled || !drv->scratch_reg)) {
+               seq = le32_to_cpu(*drv->cpu_addr);
        } else {
-               seq = RREG32(rdev->fence_drv[ring].scratch_reg);
+               seq = RREG32(drv->scratch_reg);
        }
        return seq;
 }