diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_abi16.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_abi16.c
index 4542d5f4ded8..b776030460f7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_abi16.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_abi16.c
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ nouveau_abi16_ioctl_channel_alloc(ABI16_IOCTL_ARGS)
 			goto done;
 		break;
 	case NV_DEVICE_INFO_V0_TURING:
-		if (engine != NV_DEVICE_HOST_RUNLIST_ENGINES_NVDEC) {
+		if (engine == NV_DEVICE_HOST_RUNLIST_ENGINES_GR) {
 			ret = nvif_object_ctor(&chan->chan->user, "abi16CeWar",
 					       0, TURING_DMA_COPY_A, NULL, 0,
 					       &chan->ce);