diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/subdev/therm/base.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/subdev/therm/base.c
index 3695cde669f881335445fb14db5e15f8c26f565a..07914e36939e3d80b557ee1267ab3f9f0f648ca2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/subdev/therm/base.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/subdev/therm/base.c
@@ -132,11 +132,12 @@ nvkm_therm_update(struct nvkm_therm *therm, int mode)
 			duty = nvkm_therm_update_linear(therm);
 			break;
 		case NVBIOS_THERM_FAN_OTHER:
-			if (therm->cstate)
+			if (therm->cstate) {
 				duty = therm->cstate;
-			else
+				poll = false;
+			} else {
 				duty = nvkm_therm_update_linear_fallback(therm);
-			poll = false;
+			}
 			break;
 		}
 		immd = false;