diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_connector.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_connector.c
index fd984733b8e6..f40310559d13 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_connector.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_connector.c
@@ -730,7 +730,8 @@ out:
 #endif
 
 	nouveau_connector_set_edid(nv_connector, edid);
-	nouveau_connector_set_encoder(connector, nv_encoder);
+	if (nv_encoder)
+		nouveau_connector_set_encoder(connector, nv_encoder);
 	return status;
 }