diff --git a/src/display.c b/src/display.c
index 1bb28ae26..cc53c31c4 100644
--- a/src/display.c
+++ b/src/display.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ static dcp_dev_t *dcp;
 static dcp_iboot_if_t *iboot;
 static u64 fb_dva;
 static u64 fb_size;
+bool has_dcp;
 bool display_is_external;
 bool display_is_dptx;
 bool display_needs_power_cycle;
@@ -244,14 +245,23 @@ static uintptr_t display_map_fb(uintptr_t iova, u64 paddr, u64 size)
 
 const display_config_t *display_get_config(void)
 {
+    const display_config_t *conf = NULL;
+
     if (adt_is_compatible(adt, 0, "J473AP"))
-        return &display_config_m2;
+        conf = &display_config_m2;
     else if (adt_is_compatible(adt, 0, "J474sAP") || adt_is_compatible(adt, 0, "J475cAP"))
-        return &display_config_m2_pro_max;
+        conf = &display_config_m2_pro_max;
     else if (adt_is_compatible(adt, 0, "J180dAP") || adt_is_compatible(adt, 0, "J475dAP"))
-        return &display_config_m2_ultra;
+        conf = &display_config_m2_ultra;
     else
-        return &display_config_m1;
+        conf = &display_config_m1;
+
+    has_dcp = adt_path_offset(adt, conf->dcp) > 0;
+    if (!has_dcp) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    return conf;
 }
 
 int display_start_dcp(void)
@@ -264,13 +274,13 @@ int display_start_dcp(void)
     return 0;
 #endif
 
+    const display_config_t *disp_cfg = display_get_config();
+
     if (!has_dcp) {
-        printf("display: DCP not present\n");
+        printf("display: device has no DCP. Display will not be initialised.\n");
         return -1;
     }
 
-    const display_config_t *disp_cfg = display_get_config();
-
     display_is_dptx = !!disp_cfg->dptx_phy[0];
 
     dcp = dcp_init(disp_cfg);
@@ -655,6 +665,10 @@ int display_init(void)
 
 void display_shutdown(dcp_shutdown_mode mode)
 {
+    /* We have no DCP, so just exit */
+    if (!has_dcp)
+        return;
+
     if (iboot) {
         dcp_ib_shutdown(iboot);
         switch (mode) {
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 2f1a7cc9f..e5c1ff920 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ void get_device_info(void)
         printf("  Target: %s\n", target);
 
     is_mac = !!strstr(model, "Mac");
-    has_dcp = adt_path_offset(adt, "/arm-io/dcp") > 0;
 
     int chosen = adt_path_offset(adt, "/chosen");
     if (chosen > 0) {
@@ -165,8 +164,7 @@ void m1n1_main(void)
     display_init();
     // Kick DCP to sleep, so dodgy monitors which cause reconnect cycles don't cause us to lose the
     // framebuffer.
-    if (has_dcp)
-        display_shutdown(DCP_SLEEP_IF_EXTERNAL);
+    display_shutdown(DCP_SLEEP_IF_EXTERNAL);
     // On idevice we need to always clear, because otherwise it looks scuffed on white devices
     fb_init(!is_mac);
     fb_display_logo();
diff --git a/src/utils.c b/src/utils.c
index 8a4b8d0f7..d587ad741 100644
--- a/src/utils.c
+++ b/src/utils.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #include "vsprintf.h"
 #include "xnuboot.h"
 
-bool is_mac, has_dcp;
+bool is_mac;
 
 static char ascii(char s)
 {
diff --git a/src/utils.h b/src/utils.h
index 28403b6ce..6789da7ec 100644
--- a/src/utils.h
+++ b/src/utils.h
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ struct vector_args {
 
 extern u32 board_id, chip_id;
 
-extern bool is_mac, has_dcp;
+extern bool is_mac;
 extern bool cpufeat_actlr_el2, cpufeat_fast_ipi, cpufeat_mmu_sprr;
 extern bool cpufeat_global_sleep, cpufeat_workaround_cyclone_cache;