diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/subdev/fault/tu102.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/subdev/fault/tu102.c
index 967efaddae28..5390417a58b5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/subdev/fault/tu102.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/subdev/fault/tu102.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "priv.h"
 
 #include <core/memory.h>
+#include <subdev/gsp.h>
 #include <subdev/mc.h>
 #include <subdev/mmu.h>
 #include <subdev/vfn.h>
@@ -175,7 +176,12 @@ int
 tu102_fault_new(struct nvkm_device *device, enum nvkm_subdev_type type, int inst,
 		struct nvkm_fault **pfault)
 {
-	int ret = nvkm_fault_new_(&tu102_fault, device, type, inst, pfault);
+	int ret;
+
+	if (nvkm_gsp_rm(device->gsp))
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	ret = nvkm_fault_new_(&tu102_fault, device, type, inst, pfault);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;