diff --git a/drivers/gpu/host1x/bus.c b/drivers/gpu/host1x/bus.c
index f416bd6b..3cca29b1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/host1x/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/host1x/bus.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
 /*
  * Copyright (C) 2012 Avionic Design GmbH
- * Copyright (C) 2012-2024, NVIDIA Corporation
+ * Copyright (C) 2012-2025, NVIDIA Corporation
  */
 
 #include <nvidia/conftest.h>
@@ -503,6 +503,18 @@ static int host1x_device_add(struct host1x *host1x,
 
 	mutex_unlock(&clients_lock);
 
+	/*
+	 * Add device even if there are no subdevs to ensure syncpoint functionality
+	 * is available regardless of whether any engine subdevices are present
+	 */
+	if (list_empty(&device->subdevs)) {
+		err = device_add(&device->dev);
+		if (err < 0)
+			dev_err(&device->dev, "failed to add device: %d\n", err);
+		else
+			device->registered = true;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/host1x/dev.c b/drivers/gpu/host1x/dev.c
index ea7504e1..b53c6a85 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/host1x/dev.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/host1x/dev.c
@@ -1420,6 +1420,7 @@ u64 host1x_get_dma_mask(struct host1x *host1x)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(host1x_get_dma_mask);
 
+MODULE_SOFTDEP("post: tegra-drm");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Thierry Reding <thierry.reding@avionic-design.de>");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Terje Bergstrom <tbergstrom@nvidia.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Host1x driver for Tegra products");