diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_dp.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_dp.c
index 55691ec44aba..738802358d85 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_dp.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_dp.c
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ nouveau_dp_irq(struct work_struct *work)
 		container_of(work, typeof(*nv_connector), irq_work);
 	struct drm_connector *connector = &nv_connector->base;
 	struct nouveau_encoder *outp = find_encoder(connector, DCB_OUTPUT_DP);
-	struct nouveau_drm *drm = nouveau_drm(outp->base.base.dev);
+	struct nouveau_drm *drm;
 	struct nv50_mstm *mstm;
 	u64 hpd = 0;
 	int ret;
@@ -494,6 +494,8 @@ nouveau_dp_irq(struct work_struct *work)
 	if (!outp)
 		return;
 
+	drm = nouveau_drm(outp->base.base.dev);
+
 	mstm = outp->dp.mstm;
 	NV_DEBUG(drm, "service %s\n", connector->name);