diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_vga.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_vga.c
index 3da5a4305aa4847a32c0abf398a50e7a0dc90b7e..09b1d8151881ac4436fe6a44258bc992de41089d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_vga.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_vga.c
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ nouveau_switcheroo_set_state(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 		pr_err("VGA switcheroo: switched nouveau on\n");
 		dev->switch_power_state = DRM_SWITCH_POWER_CHANGING;
 		nouveau_pmops_resume(&pdev->dev);
-		drm_kms_helper_poll_enable(dev);
 		dev->switch_power_state = DRM_SWITCH_POWER_ON;
 	} else {
 		pr_err("VGA switcheroo: switched nouveau off\n");