diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_connector.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_connector.c
index 8100c75ee731..b8ee2173ca8f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_connector.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_connector.c
@@ -1368,7 +1368,7 @@ nouveau_connector_create(struct drm_device *dev,
 			return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 		}
 		drm_dp_aux_init(&nv_connector->aux);
-		fallthrough;
+		break;
 	default:
 		funcs = &nouveau_connector_funcs;
 		break;
@@ -1431,6 +1431,8 @@ nouveau_connector_create(struct drm_device *dev,
 
 	switch (type) {
 	case DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_DisplayPort:
+		nv_connector->dp_encoder = find_encoder(&nv_connector->base, DCB_OUTPUT_DP);
+		fallthrough;
 	case DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_eDP:
 		drm_dp_cec_register_connector(&nv_connector->aux, connector);
 		break;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_connector.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_connector.h
index 4bf0c703eee7..f4e17ff68bf9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_connector.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_connector.h
@@ -128,6 +128,9 @@ struct nouveau_connector {
 
 	struct drm_dp_aux aux;
 
+	/* The fixed DP encoder for this connector, if there is one */
+	struct nouveau_encoder *dp_encoder;
+
 	int dithering_mode;
 	int scaling_mode;