diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_crtc.c
index fb3ed5d80aa662c2f7a766d36881957528023951..5d11ea101666dc6eb3e39bfeeaee035f44c633c0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_crtc.c
@@ -449,7 +449,6 @@ nv50_crtc_prepare(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 static void
 nv50_crtc_commit(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 {
-	struct drm_crtc *crtc2;
 	struct drm_device *dev = crtc->dev;
 	struct drm_nouveau_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
 	struct nouveau_channel *evo = dev_priv->evo;
@@ -460,20 +459,14 @@ nv50_crtc_commit(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 
 	nv50_crtc_blank(nv_crtc, false);
 
-	/* Explicitly blank all unused crtc's. */
-	list_for_each_entry(crtc2, &dev->mode_config.crtc_list, head) {
-		if (!drm_helper_crtc_in_use(crtc2))
-			nv50_crtc_blank(nouveau_crtc(crtc2), true);
-	}
-
 	ret = RING_SPACE(evo, 2);
 	if (ret) {
 		NV_ERROR(dev, "no space while committing crtc\n");
 		return;
 	}
 	BEGIN_RING(evo, 0, NV50_EVO_UPDATE, 1);
-	OUT_RING(evo, 0);
-	FIRE_RING(evo);
+	OUT_RING  (evo, 0);
+	FIRE_RING (evo);
 }
 
 static bool
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_dac.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_dac.c
index 98d312623edab2d61e4660a6e28b446f38ddb236..71e0d5f21f93e0ba2a572956442c36b2a5f0a971 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_dac.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_dac.c
@@ -47,16 +47,19 @@ nv50_dac_disconnect(struct drm_encoder *encoder)
 
 	if (!nv_encoder->crtc)
 		return;
+	nv50_crtc_blank(nouveau_crtc(nv_encoder->crtc), true);
 
 	NV_DEBUG_KMS(dev, "Disconnecting DAC %d\n", nv_encoder->or);
 
-	ret = RING_SPACE(evo, 2);
+	ret = RING_SPACE(evo, 4);
 	if (ret) {
 		NV_ERROR(dev, "no space while disconnecting DAC\n");
 		return;
 	}
 	BEGIN_RING(evo, 0, NV50_EVO_DAC(nv_encoder->or, MODE_CTRL), 1);
-	OUT_RING(evo, 0);
+	OUT_RING  (evo, 0);
+	BEGIN_RING(evo, 0, NV50_EVO_UPDATE, 1);
+	OUT_RING  (evo, 0);
 
 	nv_encoder->crtc = NULL;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_sor.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_sor.c
index 03cb021bf29276fa6016780e6111a30badf92238..6461eaef6ec8ffd59c39c807d1f2335c6821cf4b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_sor.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_sor.c
@@ -47,16 +47,19 @@ nv50_sor_disconnect(struct drm_encoder *encoder)
 
 	if (!nv_encoder->crtc)
 		return;
+	nv50_crtc_blank(nouveau_crtc(nv_encoder->crtc), true);
 
 	NV_DEBUG_KMS(dev, "Disconnecting SOR %d\n", nv_encoder->or);
 
-	ret = RING_SPACE(evo, 2);
+	ret = RING_SPACE(evo, 4);
 	if (ret) {
 		NV_ERROR(dev, "no space while disconnecting SOR\n");
 		return;
 	}
 	BEGIN_RING(evo, 0, NV50_EVO_SOR(nv_encoder->or, MODE_CTRL), 1);
-	OUT_RING(evo, 0);
+	OUT_RING  (evo, 0);
+	BEGIN_RING(evo, 0, NV50_EVO_UPDATE, 1);
+	OUT_RING  (evo, 0);
 
 	nv_encoder->crtc = NULL;
 	nv_encoder->last_dpms = DRM_MODE_DPMS_OFF;