diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/dispnv50/wndw.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/dispnv50/wndw.c
index 15a322422f4e..378095138d12 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/dispnv50/wndw.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/dispnv50/wndw.c
@@ -752,18 +752,17 @@ nv50_wndw_zpos_default(struct drm_plane *plane)
 	       (plane->type == DRM_PLANE_TYPE_OVERLAY) ? 1 : 255;
 }
 
-static void
-nv50_wndw_reset(struct drm_plane *plane)
+static struct drm_plane_state *nv50_wndw_create_state(struct drm_plane *plane)
 {
 	struct nv50_wndw_atom *asyw;
 
-	if (WARN_ON(!(asyw = kzalloc_obj(*asyw))))
-		return;
+	asyw = kzalloc_obj(*asyw);
+	if (WARN_ON(!asyw))
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
-	if (plane->state)
-		plane->funcs->atomic_destroy_state(plane, plane->state);
+	__drm_atomic_helper_plane_state_init(&asyw->state, plane);
 
-	__drm_atomic_helper_plane_reset(plane, &asyw->state);
+	return &asyw->state;
 }
 
 static void
@@ -837,7 +836,7 @@ nv50_wndw = {
 	.update_plane = drm_atomic_helper_update_plane,
 	.disable_plane = drm_atomic_helper_disable_plane,
 	.destroy = nv50_wndw_destroy,
-	.reset = nv50_wndw_reset,
+	.atomic_create_state = nv50_wndw_create_state,
 	.atomic_duplicate_state = nv50_wndw_atomic_duplicate_state,
 	.atomic_destroy_state = nv50_wndw_atomic_destroy_state,
 	.format_mod_supported = nv50_plane_format_mod_supported,