diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_drm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_drm.c
index 78c8e7146d56b2..89c484d8ac2666 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_drm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_drm.c
@@ -376,6 +376,8 @@ nouveau_drm_load(struct drm_device *dev, unsigned long flags)
 	if (ret)
 		goto fail_device;
 
+	dev->irq_enabled = true;
+
 	/* workaround an odd issue on nvc1 by disabling the device's
 	 * nosnoop capability.  hopefully won't cause issues until a
 	 * better fix is found - assuming there is one...
@@ -475,6 +477,7 @@ nouveau_drm_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	struct nouveau_drm *drm = nouveau_drm(dev);
 	struct nouveau_object *device;
 
+	dev->irq_enabled = false;
 	device = drm->client.base.device;
 	drm_put_dev(dev);