diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/dispnv50/disp.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/dispnv50/disp.c
index 1f8bba8f6528..7d00d833bbe5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/dispnv50/disp.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/dispnv50/disp.c
@@ -2231,6 +2231,9 @@ nv50_display_create(struct drm_device *dev)
 		connector->funcs->destroy(connector);
 	}
 
+	/* Disable vblank irqs aggressively for power-saving, safe on nv50+ */
+	dev->vblank_disable_immediate = true;
+
 out:
 	if (ret)
 		nv50_display_destroy(dev);