diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/disp/nv50.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/disp/nv50.c
index 02e369f80449..608834449e52 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/disp/nv50.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/disp/nv50.c
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ nv50_disp_data_ctor(struct nouveau_object *parent,
 	if (nv_mclass(parent) != NV_DEVICE_CLASS) {
 		atomic_inc(&parent->refcount);
 		*pobject = parent;
-		return 0;
+		return 1;
 	}
 
 	/* allocate display hardware to client */