diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/ga100.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/ga100.c
index c8ce7ff18713..e74493a4569e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/ga100.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/ga100.c
@@ -550,6 +550,10 @@ ga100_fifo_nonstall_ctor(struct nvkm_fifo *fifo)
 		struct nvkm_engn *engn = list_first_entry(&runl->engns, typeof(*engn), head);
 
 		runl->nonstall.vector = engn->func->nonstall(engn);
+
+		/* if no nonstall vector just keep going */
+		if (runl->nonstall.vector == -1)
+			continue;
 		if (runl->nonstall.vector < 0) {
 			RUNL_ERROR(runl, "nonstall %d", runl->nonstall.vector);
 			return runl->nonstall.vector;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/r535.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/r535.c
index d088e636edc3..de2ebe8f2134 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/r535.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/r535.c
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ r535_engn_nonstall(struct nvkm_engn *engn)
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = nvkm_gsp_intr_nonstall(subdev->device->gsp, subdev->type, subdev->inst);
-	WARN_ON(ret < 0);
+	WARN_ON(ret == -ENOENT);
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/subdev/gsp/base.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/subdev/gsp/base.c
index 04bceaa28a19..da1bebb896f7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/subdev/gsp/base.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/subdev/gsp/base.c
@@ -25,12 +25,8 @@ int
 nvkm_gsp_intr_nonstall(struct nvkm_gsp *gsp, enum nvkm_subdev_type type, int inst)
 {
 	for (int i = 0; i < gsp->intr_nr; i++) {
-		if (gsp->intr[i].type == type && gsp->intr[i].inst == inst) {
-			if (gsp->intr[i].nonstall != ~0)
-				return gsp->intr[i].nonstall;
-
-			return -EINVAL;
-		}
+		if (gsp->intr[i].type == type && gsp->intr[i].inst == inst)
+			return gsp->intr[i].nonstall;
 	}
 
 	return -ENOENT;