diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/hfi_venus.c b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/hfi_venus.c
index ce98c523b3c6..d8351f806aac 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/hfi_venus.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/hfi_venus.c
@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@ struct venus_hfi_device {
 
 static bool venus_pkt_debug;
 int venus_fw_debug = HFI_DEBUG_MSG_ERROR | HFI_DEBUG_MSG_FATAL;
-static bool venus_sys_idle_indicator;
 static bool venus_fw_low_power_mode = true;
 static int venus_hw_rsp_timeout = 1000;
 static bool venus_fw_coverage;
@@ -924,17 +923,12 @@ static int venus_sys_set_default_properties(struct venus_hfi_device *hdev)
 	if (ret)
 		dev_warn(dev, "setting fw debug msg ON failed (%d)\n", ret);
 
-	/*
-	 * Idle indicator is disabled by default on some 4xx firmware versions,
-	 * enable it explicitly in order to make suspend functional by checking
-	 * WFI (wait-for-interrupt) bit.
-	 */
-	if (IS_V4(hdev->core) || IS_V6(hdev->core))
-		venus_sys_idle_indicator = true;
-
-	ret = venus_sys_set_idle_message(hdev, venus_sys_idle_indicator);
-	if (ret)
-		dev_warn(dev, "setting idle response ON failed (%d)\n", ret);
+	/* HFI_PROPERTY_SYS_IDLE_INDICATOR is not supported beyond 8916 (HFI V1) */
+	if (IS_V1(hdev->core)) {
+		ret = venus_sys_set_idle_message(hdev, false);
+		if (ret)
+			dev_warn(dev, "setting idle response ON failed (%d)\n", ret);
+	}
 
 	ret = venus_sys_set_power_control(hdev, venus_fw_low_power_mode);
 	if (ret)