diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_display.c
index 7da7958556a3abe68f94eac820c62aa8b41a923a..981342d142ff61b6c6292fc14399eb7a43ad08a6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_display.c
@@ -979,7 +979,7 @@ nv50_crtc_cursor_show_hide(struct nouveau_crtc *nv_crtc, bool show, bool update)
 {
 	struct nv50_mast *mast = nv50_mast(nv_crtc->base.dev);
 
-	if (show && nv_crtc->cursor.nvbo)
+	if (show && nv_crtc->cursor.nvbo && nv_crtc->base.enabled)
 		nv50_crtc_cursor_show(nv_crtc);
 	else
 		nv50_crtc_cursor_hide(nv_crtc);