diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/include/nvif/cl0080.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/include/nvif/cl0080.h
index 0b86c44878e0..59759c4fb62e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/include/nvif/cl0080.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/include/nvif/cl0080.h
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 
 struct nv_device_v0 {
 	__u8  version;
-	__u8  pad01[7];
+	__u8  priv;
+	__u8  pad02[6];
 	__u64 device;	/* device identifier, ~0 for client default */
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_drm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_drm.c
index a616cf4573b8..d7fdff917aed 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_drm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_drm.c
@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@ nouveau_cli_init(struct nouveau_drm *drm, const char *sname,
 	ret = nvif_device_ctor(&cli->base.object, "drmDevice", 0, NV_DEVICE,
 			       &(struct nv_device_v0) {
 					.device = ~0,
+					.priv = true,
 			       }, sizeof(struct nv_device_v0),
 			       &cli->device);
 	if (ret) {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_usif.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_usif.c
index 9dc10b17ad34..5da1f4d223d7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_usif.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_usif.c
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@
 #include <nvif/event.h>
 #include <nvif/ioctl.h>
 
+#include <nvif/class.h>
+#include <nvif/cl0080.h>
+
 struct usif_notify_p {
 	struct drm_pending_event base;
 	struct {
@@ -261,7 +264,7 @@ usif_object_dtor(struct usif_object *object)
 }
 
 static int
-usif_object_new(struct drm_file *f, void *data, u32 size, void *argv, u32 argc)
+usif_object_new(struct drm_file *f, void *data, u32 size, void *argv, u32 argc, bool parent_abi16)
 {
 	struct nouveau_cli *cli = nouveau_cli(f);
 	struct nvif_client *client = &cli->base;
@@ -271,23 +274,48 @@ usif_object_new(struct drm_file *f, void *data, u32 size, void *argv, u32 argc)
 	struct usif_object *object;
 	int ret = -ENOSYS;
 
+	if ((ret = nvif_unpack(ret, &data, &size, args->v0, 0, 0, true)))
+		return ret;
+
+	switch (args->v0.oclass) {
+	case NV_DMA_FROM_MEMORY:
+	case NV_DMA_TO_MEMORY:
+	case NV_DMA_IN_MEMORY:
+		return -EINVAL;
+	case NV_DEVICE: {
+		union {
+			struct nv_device_v0 v0;
+		} *args = data;
+
+		if ((ret = nvif_unpack(ret, &data, &size, args->v0, 0, 0, false)))
+			return ret;
+
+		args->v0.priv = false;
+		break;
+	}
+	default:
+		if (!parent_abi16)
+			return -EINVAL;
+		break;
+	}
+
 	if (!(object = kmalloc(sizeof(*object), GFP_KERNEL)))
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	list_add(&object->head, &cli->objects);
 
-	if (!(ret = nvif_unpack(ret, &data, &size, args->v0, 0, 0, true))) {
-		object->route = args->v0.route;
-		object->token = args->v0.token;
-		args->v0.route = NVDRM_OBJECT_USIF;
-		args->v0.token = (unsigned long)(void *)object;
-		ret = nvif_client_ioctl(client, argv, argc);
-		args->v0.token = object->token;
-		args->v0.route = object->route;
+	object->route = args->v0.route;
+	object->token = args->v0.token;
+	args->v0.route = NVDRM_OBJECT_USIF;
+	args->v0.token = (unsigned long)(void *)object;
+	ret = nvif_client_ioctl(client, argv, argc);
+	if (ret) {
+		usif_object_dtor(object);
+		return ret;
 	}
 
-	if (ret)
-		usif_object_dtor(object);
-	return ret;
+	args->v0.token = object->token;
+	args->v0.route = object->route;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 int
@@ -301,6 +329,7 @@ usif_ioctl(struct drm_file *filp, void __user *user, u32 argc)
 		struct nvif_ioctl_v0 v0;
 	} *argv = data;
 	struct usif_object *object;
+	bool abi16 = false;
 	u8 owner;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -331,11 +360,13 @@ usif_ioctl(struct drm_file *filp, void __user *user, u32 argc)
 			mutex_unlock(&cli->mutex);
 			goto done;
 		}
+
+		abi16 = true;
 	}
 
 	switch (argv->v0.type) {
 	case NVIF_IOCTL_V0_NEW:
-		ret = usif_object_new(filp, data, size, argv, argc);
+		ret = usif_object_new(filp, data, size, argv, argc, abi16);
 		break;
 	case NVIF_IOCTL_V0_NTFY_NEW:
 		ret = usif_notify_new(filp, data, size, argv, argc);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/device/user.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/device/user.c
index fea9d8f2b10c..f28894fdede9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/device/user.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/device/user.c
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ nvkm_udevice_new(const struct nvkm_oclass *oclass, void *data, u32 size,
 		return ret;
 
 	/* give priviledged clients register access */
-	if (client->super)
+	if (args->v0.priv)
 		func = &nvkm_udevice_super;
 	else
 		func = &nvkm_udevice;