diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/subdev/fb/base.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/subdev/fb/base.c
index d09db7c6b7ee..5940e0dea2f8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/subdev/fb/base.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/subdev/fb/base.c
@@ -125,6 +125,34 @@ nvkm_fb_oneinit(struct nvkm_subdev *subdev)
 	return nvkm_mm_init(&fb->tags, 0, 0, tags, 1);
 }
 
+static int
+nvkm_fb_init_scrub_vpr(struct nvkm_fb *fb)
+{
+	struct nvkm_subdev *subdev = &fb->subdev;
+	int ret;
+
+	nvkm_debug(subdev, "VPR locked, running scrubber binary\n");
+
+	if (!fb->vpr_scrubber.size) {
+		nvkm_warn(subdev, "VPR locked, but no scrubber binary!\n");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	ret = fb->func->vpr.scrub(fb);
+	if (ret) {
+		nvkm_error(subdev, "VPR scrubber binary failed\n");
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	if (fb->func->vpr.scrub_required(fb)) {
+		nvkm_error(subdev, "VPR still locked after scrub!\n");
+		return -EIO;
+	}
+
+	nvkm_debug(subdev, "VPR scrubber binary successful\n");
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int
 nvkm_fb_init(struct nvkm_subdev *subdev)
 {
@@ -157,18 +185,9 @@ nvkm_fb_init(struct nvkm_subdev *subdev)
 
 	if (fb->func->vpr.scrub_required &&
 	    fb->func->vpr.scrub_required(fb)) {
-		nvkm_debug(subdev, "VPR locked, running scrubber binary\n");
-
-		ret = fb->func->vpr.scrub(fb);
+		ret = nvkm_fb_init_scrub_vpr(fb);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
-
-		if (fb->func->vpr.scrub_required(fb)) {
-			nvkm_error(subdev, "VPR still locked after scrub!\n");
-			return -EIO;
-		}
-
-		nvkm_debug(subdev, "VPR scrubber binary successful\n");
 	}
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/subdev/fb/gp102.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/subdev/fb/gp102.c
index 9be7316c6642..fc8c93aa3da5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/subdev/fb/gp102.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/subdev/fb/gp102.c
@@ -120,8 +120,9 @@ gp102_fb_new_(const struct nvkm_fb_func *func, struct nvkm_device *device,
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	return nvkm_firmware_load_blob(&(*pfb)->subdev, "nvdec/scrubber", "", 0,
-				       &(*pfb)->vpr_scrubber);
+	nvkm_firmware_load_blob(&(*pfb)->subdev, "nvdec/scrubber", "", 0,
+				&(*pfb)->vpr_scrubber);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 int