diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/disp/base.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/disp/base.c
index 64b84667f3a5..c8a5f810e537 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/disp/base.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/disp/base.c
@@ -225,8 +225,7 @@ nouveau_disp_create_(struct nouveau_object *parent,
 			sclass++;
 		}
 
-		nouveau_object_ctor(*pobject, *pobject, oclass,
-				    &dcbE, i, &object);
+		nouveau_object_ctor(*pobject, NULL, oclass, &dcbE, i, &object);
 		hpd = max(hpd, (u8)(dcbE.connector + 1));
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/disp/conn.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/disp/conn.c
index 1496b567dd4a..498ab4b8a9af 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/disp/conn.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/disp/conn.c
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ nvkm_connector_create_(struct nouveau_object *parent,
 		       int length, void **pobject)
 {
 	static const u8 hpd[] = { 0x07, 0x08, 0x51, 0x52, 0x5e, 0x5f, 0x60 };
+	struct nouveau_disp *disp = nouveau_disp(parent);
 	struct nouveau_gpio *gpio = nouveau_gpio(parent);
-	struct nouveau_disp *disp = (void *)engine;
 	struct nvkm_connector *conn;
 	struct nvkm_output *outp;
 	struct dcb_gpio_func func;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/disp/conn.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/disp/conn.h
index 55e5f5c82c14..a1bf359e53bd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/disp/conn.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/disp/conn.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ struct nvkm_connector_impl {
 #ifndef MSG
 #define MSG(l,f,a...) do {                                                     \
 	struct nvkm_connector *_conn = (void *)conn;                           \
-	nv_##l(nv_object(conn)->engine, "%02x:%02x%02x: "f, _conn->index,      \
+	nv_##l(_conn, "%02x:%02x%02x: "f, _conn->index,                        \
 	       _conn->info.location, _conn->info.type, ##a);                   \
 } while(0)
 #define DBG(f,a...) MSG(debug, f, ##a)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/disp/outp.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/disp/outp.c
index bbd9b6fdc90f..c5589c26e07d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/disp/outp.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/disp/outp.c
@@ -62,9 +62,9 @@ nvkm_output_create_(struct nouveau_object *parent,
 		    struct dcb_output *dcbE, int index,
 		    int length, void **pobject)
 {
-	struct nouveau_bios *bios = nouveau_bios(engine);
+	struct nouveau_disp *disp = nouveau_disp(parent);
+	struct nouveau_bios *bios = nouveau_bios(parent);
 	struct nouveau_i2c *i2c = nouveau_i2c(parent);
-	struct nouveau_disp *disp = (void *)engine;
 	struct nvbios_connE connE;
 	struct nvkm_output *outp;
 	u8  ver, hdr;
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ nvkm_output_create_(struct nouveau_object *parent,
 		connE.type = DCB_CONNECTOR_NONE;
 	}
 
-	ret = nouveau_object_ctor(parent, engine, nvkm_connector_oclass,
+	ret = nouveau_object_ctor(parent, NULL, nvkm_connector_oclass,
 				 &connE, outp->info.connector,
 				 (struct nouveau_object **)&outp->conn);
 	if (ret < 0) {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/disp/outp.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/disp/outp.h
index 187f435ad0e2..5305aa0f73b6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/disp/outp.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/disp/outp.h
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ struct nvkm_output_impl {
 #ifndef MSG
 #define MSG(l,f,a...) do {                                                     \
 	struct nvkm_output *_outp = (void *)outp;                              \
-	nv_##l(nv_object(outp)->engine, "%02x:%04x:%04x: "f, _outp->index,     \
+	nv_##l(_outp, "%02x:%04x:%04x: "f, _outp->index,                       \
 	       _outp->info.hasht, _outp->info.hashm, ##a);                     \
 } while(0)
 #define DBG(f,a...) MSG(debug, f, ##a)