diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index ac7df65fa..20d7196fd 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ linux (3.16.3-3) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
     FB_SIS, FB_3DFX, FB_VOODOO1 back to modules (Closes: #748398)
   * udeb: Add pata_rdc to pata-modules (Closes: #633128)
   * [s390*] 3215: fix tty output containing tabs (Closes: #758264)
+  * radeon: Don't check for installed firmware if driver is built-in
+    (Closes: #763305)
 
  -- Ian Campbell <ijc@debian.org>  Sun, 21 Sep 2014 12:09:24 +0100
 
diff --git a/debian/patches/bugfix/all/radeon-firmware-is-required-for-drm-and-kms-on-r600-onward.patch b/debian/patches/bugfix/all/radeon-firmware-is-required-for-drm-and-kms-on-r600-onward.patch
index 2bfafc736..149e09737 100644
--- a/debian/patches/bugfix/all/radeon-firmware-is-required-for-drm-and-kms-on-r600-onward.patch
+++ b/debian/patches/bugfix/all/radeon-firmware-is-required-for-drm-and-kms-on-r600-onward.patch
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ missing, except for the pre-R600 KMS case.
  /*
   * KMS wrapper.
   * - 2.0.0 - initial interface
-@@ -320,6 +323,37 @@ static struct drm_driver driver_old = {
+@@ -341,6 +344,42 @@ static struct drm_driver driver_old = {
  
  static struct drm_driver kms_driver;
  
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ missing, except for the pre-R600 KMS case.
 + */
 +static bool radeon_firmware_installed(void)
 +{
++#if IS_BUILTIN(CONFIG_DRM_RADEON)
++	/* It may be too early to tell.  Assume it's there. */
++	return true;
++#else
 +	struct path path;
 +
 +	if (kern_path("/lib/firmware/radeon", LOOKUP_DIRECTORY | LOOKUP_FOLLOW,
@@ -58,6 +62,7 @@ missing, except for the pre-R600 KMS case.
 +	}
 +
 +	return false;
++#endif
 +}
 +
 +#ifdef CONFIG_DRM_RADEON_UMS
@@ -76,7 +81,7 @@ missing, except for the pre-R600 KMS case.
  static int radeon_kick_out_firmware_fb(struct pci_dev *pdev)
  {
  	struct apertures_struct *ap;
-@@ -346,6 +380,12 @@ static int radeon_pci_probe(struct pci_d
+@@ -367,6 +406,12 @@ static int radeon_pci_probe(struct pci_d
  {
  	int ret;
  
@@ -89,7 +94,7 @@ missing, except for the pre-R600 KMS case.
  	/* Get rid of things like offb */
  	ret = radeon_kick_out_firmware_fb(pdev);
  	if (ret)
-@@ -577,6 +617,7 @@ static struct pci_driver *pdriver;
+@@ -586,6 +631,7 @@ static struct pci_driver *pdriver;
  static struct pci_driver radeon_pci_driver = {
  	.name = DRIVER_NAME,
  	.id_table = pciidlist,