diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/dispnv50/disp.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/dispnv50/disp.c
index dcd19c4183894..9066a1263b73a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/dispnv50/disp.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/dispnv50/disp.c
@@ -1560,15 +1560,13 @@ nv50_sor_atomic_disable(struct drm_encoder *encoder, struct drm_atomic_state *st
 {
 	struct nouveau_encoder *nv_encoder = nouveau_encoder(encoder);
 	struct nv50_head *head = nv50_head(nv_encoder->crtc);
-	struct nouveau_connector *nv_connector = nv50_outp_get_old_connector(state, nv_encoder);
 #ifdef CONFIG_DRM_NOUVEAU_BACKLIGHT
+	struct nouveau_connector *nv_connector = nv50_outp_get_old_connector(state, nv_encoder);
 	struct nouveau_drm *drm = nouveau_drm(nv_encoder->base.base.dev);
 	struct nouveau_backlight *backlight = nv_connector->backlight;
-#endif
 	struct drm_dp_aux *aux = &nv_connector->aux;
 	int ret;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_DRM_NOUVEAU_BACKLIGHT
 	if (backlight && backlight->uses_dpcd) {
 		ret = drm_edp_backlight_disable(aux, &backlight->edp_info);
 		if (ret < 0)