diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/dispnv04/crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/dispnv04/crtc.c
index a72754d73c84..eb86f69d244a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/dispnv04/crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/dispnv04/crtc.c
@@ -1124,8 +1124,9 @@ nv04_crtc_create(struct drm_device *dev, int crtc_num)
 	drm_crtc_helper_add(&nv_crtc->base, &nv04_crtc_helper_funcs);
 	drm_mode_crtc_set_gamma_size(&nv_crtc->base, 256);
 
-	ret = nouveau_bo_new(dev, 64*64*4, 0x100, TTM_PL_FLAG_VRAM,
-			     0, 0x0000, NULL, NULL, &nv_crtc->cursor.nvbo);
+	ret = nouveau_bo_new(&nouveau_drm(dev)->client, 64*64*4, 0x100,
+			     TTM_PL_FLAG_VRAM, 0, 0x0000, NULL, NULL,
+			     &nv_crtc->cursor.nvbo);
 	if (!ret) {
 		ret = nouveau_bo_pin(nv_crtc->cursor.nvbo, TTM_PL_FLAG_VRAM, false);
 		if (!ret) {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_bo.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_bo.c
index ef8a649eac65..66c5085db3db 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_bo.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_bo.c
@@ -174,12 +174,12 @@ nouveau_bo_fixup_align(struct nouveau_bo *nvbo, u32 flags,
 }
 
 int
-nouveau_bo_new(struct drm_device *dev, int size, int align,
+nouveau_bo_new(struct nouveau_cli *cli, int size, int align,
 	       uint32_t flags, uint32_t tile_mode, uint32_t tile_flags,
 	       struct sg_table *sg, struct reservation_object *robj,
 	       struct nouveau_bo **pnvbo)
 {
-	struct nouveau_drm *drm = nouveau_drm(dev);
+	struct nouveau_drm *drm = nouveau_drm(cli->dev);
 	struct nouveau_bo *nvbo;
 	size_t acc_size;
 	int ret;
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ nouveau_bo_new(struct drm_device *dev, int size, int align,
 	nvbo->tile_mode = tile_mode;
 	nvbo->tile_flags = tile_flags;
 	nvbo->bo.bdev = &drm->ttm.bdev;
+	nvbo->cli = cli;
 
 	if (!nvxx_device(&drm->device)->func->cpu_coherent)
 		nvbo->force_coherent = flags & TTM_PL_FLAG_UNCACHED;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_bo.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_bo.h
index e42360983229..abb8a18ef355 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_bo.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_bo.h
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ struct nouveau_bo {
 	struct list_head vma_list;
 	unsigned page_shift;
 
+	struct nouveau_cli *cli;
+
 	u32 tile_mode;
 	u32 tile_flags;
 	struct nouveau_drm_tile *tile;
@@ -69,7 +71,7 @@ nouveau_bo_ref(struct nouveau_bo *ref, struct nouveau_bo **pnvbo)
 extern struct ttm_bo_driver nouveau_bo_driver;
 
 void nouveau_bo_move_init(struct nouveau_drm *);
-int  nouveau_bo_new(struct drm_device *, int size, int align, u32 flags,
+int  nouveau_bo_new(struct nouveau_cli *, int size, int align, u32 flags,
 		    u32 tile_mode, u32 tile_flags, struct sg_table *sg,
 		    struct reservation_object *robj,
 		    struct nouveau_bo **);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_chan.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_chan.c
index f9b3c811187e..d50c6e538bb3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_chan.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_chan.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ nouveau_channel_prep(struct nouveau_drm *drm, struct nvif_device *device,
 	if (nouveau_vram_pushbuf)
 		target = TTM_PL_FLAG_VRAM;
 
-	ret = nouveau_bo_new(drm->dev, size, 0, target, 0, 0, NULL, NULL,
+	ret = nouveau_bo_new(cli, size, 0, target, 0, 0, NULL, NULL,
 			    &chan->push.buffer);
 	if (ret == 0) {
 		ret = nouveau_bo_pin(chan->push.buffer, target, false);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_gem.c
index 201b52b750dd..5261ad18491e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_gem.c
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ nouveau_gem_new(struct drm_device *dev, int size, int align, uint32_t domain,
 	if (domain & NOUVEAU_GEM_DOMAIN_COHERENT)
 		flags |= TTM_PL_FLAG_UNCACHED;
 
-	ret = nouveau_bo_new(dev, size, align, flags, tile_mode,
+	ret = nouveau_bo_new(&drm->client, size, align, flags, tile_mode,
 			     tile_flags, NULL, NULL, pnvbo);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_prime.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_prime.c
index a0a9704cfe2b..1fefc93af1d7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_prime.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_prime.c
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ struct drm_gem_object *nouveau_gem_prime_import_sg_table(struct drm_device *dev,
 							 struct dma_buf_attachment *attach,
 							 struct sg_table *sg)
 {
+	struct nouveau_drm *drm = nouveau_drm(dev);
 	struct nouveau_bo *nvbo;
 	struct reservation_object *robj = attach->dmabuf->resv;
 	u32 flags = 0;
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ struct drm_gem_object *nouveau_gem_prime_import_sg_table(struct drm_device *dev,
 	flags = TTM_PL_FLAG_TT;
 
 	ww_mutex_lock(&robj->lock, NULL);
-	ret = nouveau_bo_new(dev, attach->dmabuf->size, 0, flags, 0, 0,
+	ret = nouveau_bo_new(&drm->client, attach->dmabuf->size, 0, flags, 0, 0,
 			     sg, robj, &nvbo);
 	ww_mutex_unlock(&robj->lock);
 	if (ret)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv17_fence.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv17_fence.c
index 79bc01111351..5aeda1427ae3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv17_fence.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv17_fence.c
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ nv17_fence_create(struct nouveau_drm *drm)
 	priv->base.context_base = dma_fence_context_alloc(priv->base.contexts);
 	spin_lock_init(&priv->lock);
 
-	ret = nouveau_bo_new(drm->dev, 4096, 0x1000, TTM_PL_FLAG_VRAM,
+	ret = nouveau_bo_new(&drm->client, 4096, 0x1000, TTM_PL_FLAG_VRAM,
 			     0, 0x0000, NULL, NULL, &priv->bo);
 	if (!ret) {
 		ret = nouveau_bo_pin(priv->bo, TTM_PL_FLAG_VRAM, false);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_display.c
index db35bee75873..9d223036804f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_display.c
@@ -2428,7 +2428,7 @@ nv50_head_create(struct drm_device *dev, int index)
 	drm_crtc_helper_add(crtc, &nv50_head_help);
 	drm_mode_crtc_set_gamma_size(crtc, 256);
 
-	ret = nouveau_bo_new(dev, 8192, 0x100, TTM_PL_FLAG_VRAM,
+	ret = nouveau_bo_new(&drm->client, 8192, 0x100, TTM_PL_FLAG_VRAM,
 			     0, 0x0000, NULL, NULL, &head->base.lut.nvbo);
 	if (!ret) {
 		ret = nouveau_bo_pin(head->base.lut.nvbo, TTM_PL_FLAG_VRAM, true);
@@ -4451,7 +4451,7 @@ nv50_display_create(struct drm_device *dev)
 		dev->driver->driver_features |= DRIVER_ATOMIC;
 
 	/* small shared memory area we use for notifiers and semaphores */
-	ret = nouveau_bo_new(dev, 4096, 0x1000, TTM_PL_FLAG_VRAM,
+	ret = nouveau_bo_new(&drm->client, 4096, 0x1000, TTM_PL_FLAG_VRAM,
 			     0, 0x0000, NULL, NULL, &disp->sync);
 	if (!ret) {
 		ret = nouveau_bo_pin(disp->sync, TTM_PL_FLAG_VRAM, true);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_fence.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_fence.c
index f68c7054fd53..1e3ac3f8edb2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_fence.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_fence.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ nv50_fence_create(struct nouveau_drm *drm)
 	priv->base.context_base = dma_fence_context_alloc(priv->base.contexts);
 	spin_lock_init(&priv->lock);
 
-	ret = nouveau_bo_new(drm->dev, 4096, 0x1000, TTM_PL_FLAG_VRAM,
+	ret = nouveau_bo_new(&drm->client, 4096, 0x1000, TTM_PL_FLAG_VRAM,
 			     0, 0x0000, NULL, NULL, &priv->bo);
 	if (!ret) {
 		ret = nouveau_bo_pin(priv->bo, TTM_PL_FLAG_VRAM, false);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv84_fence.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv84_fence.c
index 52b87ae83e7b..be30aaf698a9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv84_fence.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv84_fence.c
@@ -219,8 +219,8 @@ nv84_fence_create(struct nouveau_drm *drm)
 			  * will lose CPU/GPU coherency!
 			  */
 			 TTM_PL_FLAG_TT | TTM_PL_FLAG_UNCACHED;
-	ret = nouveau_bo_new(drm->dev, 16 * priv->base.contexts, 0, domain, 0,
-			     0, NULL, NULL, &priv->bo);
+	ret = nouveau_bo_new(&drm->client, 16 * priv->base.contexts, 0,
+			     domain, 0, 0, NULL, NULL, &priv->bo);
 	if (ret == 0) {
 		ret = nouveau_bo_pin(priv->bo, domain, false);
 		if (ret == 0) {
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ nv84_fence_create(struct nouveau_drm *drm)
 	}
 
 	if (ret == 0)
-		ret = nouveau_bo_new(drm->dev, 16 * priv->base.contexts, 0,
+		ret = nouveau_bo_new(&drm->client, 16 * priv->base.contexts, 0,
 				     TTM_PL_FLAG_TT | TTM_PL_FLAG_UNCACHED, 0,
 				     0, NULL, NULL, &priv->bo_gart);
 	if (ret == 0) {