diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/dispnv04/crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/dispnv04/crtc.c
index 0e3270c3ffd2296caad7cdbcbaadf9fdc7044be8..1caef1fd139ec22000e6803557479840e950fe94 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/dispnv04/crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/dispnv04/crtc.c
@@ -1048,7 +1048,7 @@ nouveau_crtc_set_config(struct drm_mode_set *set)
 
 	/* get a pm reference here */
 	ret = pm_runtime_get_sync(dev->dev);
-	if (ret < 0)
+	if (ret < 0 && ret != -EACCES)
 		return ret;
 
 	ret = drm_crtc_helper_set_config(set);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_connector.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_connector.c
index 1674882d60d5e842547e420f1baf48a13d534e66..cddef546d9b0396a4e373aeeaf8baa65b685beee 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_connector.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_connector.c
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ nouveau_connector_detect(struct drm_connector *connector, bool force)
 	}
 
 	ret = pm_runtime_get_sync(connector->dev->dev);
-	if (ret < 0)
+	if (ret < 0 && ret != -EACCES)
 		return conn_status;
 
 	i2c = nouveau_connector_ddc_detect(connector, &nv_encoder);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_drm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_drm.c
index 89c484d8ac2666d8b3c04bb818cb5eec2665bb38..a9f4a8b6e95c7a3fb4a39807bb12d172c5e9ec39 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_drm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_drm.c
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ nouveau_drm_open(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_file *fpriv)
 
 	/* need to bring up power immediately if opening device */
 	ret = pm_runtime_get_sync(dev->dev);
-	if (ret < 0)
+	if (ret < 0 && ret != -EACCES)
 		return ret;
 
 	get_task_comm(tmpname, current);
@@ -762,7 +762,7 @@ long nouveau_drm_ioctl(struct file *filp,
 	dev = file_priv->minor->dev;
 
 	ret = pm_runtime_get_sync(dev->dev);
-	if (ret < 0)
+	if (ret < 0 && ret != -EACCES)
 		return ret;
 
 	ret = drm_ioctl(filp, cmd, arg);