diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_display.c
index 14101bd2a0ff..929de41c281f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_display.c
@@ -697,7 +697,6 @@ nouveau_display_create(struct drm_device *dev)
 
 	dev->mode_config.preferred_depth = 24;
 	dev->mode_config.prefer_shadow = 1;
-	dev->mode_config.allow_fb_modifiers = true;
 
 	if (drm->client.device.info.chipset < 0x11)
 		dev->mode_config.async_page_flip = false;