diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/dispnv04/disp.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/dispnv04/disp.c
index aea81a547e85..34c0f2f67548 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/dispnv04/disp.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/dispnv04/disp.c
@@ -125,18 +125,8 @@ nv04_display_destroy(struct drm_device *dev)
 	struct nv04_display *disp = nv04_display(dev);
 	struct nouveau_drm *drm = nouveau_drm(dev);
 	struct nouveau_encoder *encoder;
-	struct drm_crtc *crtc;
 	struct nouveau_crtc *nv_crtc;
 
-	/* Turn every CRTC off. */
-	list_for_each_entry(crtc, &dev->mode_config.crtc_list, head) {
-		struct drm_mode_set modeset = {
-			.crtc = crtc,
-		};
-
-		drm_mode_set_config_internal(&modeset);
-	}
-
 	/* Restore state */
 	list_for_each_entry(encoder, &dev->mode_config.encoder_list, base.base.head)
 		encoder->enc_restore(&encoder->base.base);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_display.c
index 6072fe292db8..bd8d5bb2c885 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_display.c
@@ -554,6 +554,7 @@ nouveau_display_destroy(struct drm_device *dev)
 	nouveau_display_vblank_fini(dev);
 
 	drm_kms_helper_poll_fini(dev);
+	drm_crtc_force_disable_all(dev);
 	drm_mode_config_cleanup(dev);
 
 	if (disp->dtor)