diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_display.c
index 03a3e3fc84ab..9f0b70d8a6b6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_display.c
@@ -2530,9 +2530,7 @@ nv50_crtc_mode_set_base_atomic(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 			       struct drm_framebuffer *fb, int x, int y,
 			       enum mode_set_atomic state)
 {
-	struct nouveau_crtc *nv_crtc = nouveau_crtc(crtc);
-	nv50_display_flip_stop(crtc);
-	nv50_crtc_set_image(nv_crtc, fb, x, y, true);
+	WARN_ON(1);
 	return 0;
 }