diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/g84.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/g84.c
index db7da93c4164..c0a7d0f21dac 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/g84.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/g84.c
@@ -38,6 +38,52 @@ g84_fifo_uevent_init(struct nvkm_fifo *fifo)
 	nvkm_mask(device, 0x002140, 0x40000000, 0x40000000);
 }
 
+static struct nvkm_engine *
+g84_fifo_id_engine(struct nvkm_fifo *fifo, int engi)
+{
+	struct nvkm_device *device = fifo->engine.subdev.device;
+	struct nvkm_engine *engine;
+	enum nvkm_subdev_type type;
+
+	switch (engi) {
+	case G84_FIFO_ENGN_SW    : type = NVKM_ENGINE_SW; break;
+	case G84_FIFO_ENGN_GR    : type = NVKM_ENGINE_GR; break;
+	case G84_FIFO_ENGN_MPEG  :
+		if ((engine = nvkm_device_engine(device, NVKM_ENGINE_MSPPP, 0)))
+			return engine;
+		type = NVKM_ENGINE_MPEG;
+		break;
+	case G84_FIFO_ENGN_ME    :
+		if ((engine = nvkm_device_engine(device, NVKM_ENGINE_CE, 0)))
+			return engine;
+		type = NVKM_ENGINE_ME;
+		break;
+	case G84_FIFO_ENGN_VP    :
+		if ((engine = nvkm_device_engine(device, NVKM_ENGINE_MSPDEC, 0)))
+			return engine;
+		type = NVKM_ENGINE_VP;
+		break;
+	case G84_FIFO_ENGN_CIPHER:
+		if ((engine = nvkm_device_engine(device, NVKM_ENGINE_VIC, 0)))
+			return engine;
+		if ((engine = nvkm_device_engine(device, NVKM_ENGINE_SEC, 0)))
+			return engine;
+		type = NVKM_ENGINE_CIPHER;
+		break;
+	case G84_FIFO_ENGN_BSP   :
+		if ((engine = nvkm_device_engine(device, NVKM_ENGINE_MSVLD, 0)))
+			return engine;
+		type = NVKM_ENGINE_BSP;
+		break;
+	case G84_FIFO_ENGN_DMA   : type = NVKM_ENGINE_DMAOBJ; break;
+	default:
+		WARN_ON(1);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	return nvkm_device_engine(fifo->engine.subdev.device, type, 0);
+}
+
 static int
 g84_fifo_engine_id(struct nvkm_fifo *base, struct nvkm_engine *engine)
 {
@@ -67,6 +113,7 @@ g84_fifo = {
 	.init = nv50_fifo_init,
 	.intr = nv04_fifo_intr,
 	.engine_id = g84_fifo_engine_id,
+	.id_engine = g84_fifo_id_engine,
 	.pause = nv04_fifo_pause,
 	.start = nv04_fifo_start,
 	.uevent_init = g84_fifo_uevent_init,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/gf100.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/gf100.c
index 7fe80a8a251b..9713f4b171a2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/gf100.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/gf100.c
@@ -105,23 +105,26 @@ gf100_fifo_runlist_insert(struct gf100_fifo *fifo, struct gf100_fifo_chan *chan)
 	mutex_unlock(&fifo->base.mutex);
 }
 
-static inline struct nvkm_engine *
-gf100_fifo_engine(struct gf100_fifo *fifo, u32 engn)
+static struct nvkm_engine *
+gf100_fifo_id_engine(struct nvkm_fifo *fifo, int engi)
 {
-	struct nvkm_device *device = fifo->base.engine.subdev.device;
+	enum nvkm_subdev_type type;
+	int inst;
 
-	switch (engn) {
-	case 0: engn = NVKM_ENGINE_GR; break;
-	case 1: engn = NVKM_ENGINE_MSVLD; break;
-	case 2: engn = NVKM_ENGINE_MSPPP; break;
-	case 3: engn = NVKM_ENGINE_MSPDEC; break;
-	case 4: engn = NVKM_ENGINE_CE0; break;
-	case 5: engn = NVKM_ENGINE_CE1; break;
+	switch (engi) {
+	case GF100_FIFO_ENGN_GR    : type = NVKM_ENGINE_GR    ; inst = 0; break;
+	case GF100_FIFO_ENGN_MSPDEC: type = NVKM_ENGINE_MSPDEC; inst = 0; break;
+	case GF100_FIFO_ENGN_MSPPP : type = NVKM_ENGINE_MSPPP ; inst = 0; break;
+	case GF100_FIFO_ENGN_MSVLD : type = NVKM_ENGINE_MSVLD ; inst = 0; break;
+	case GF100_FIFO_ENGN_CE0   : type = NVKM_ENGINE_CE    ; inst = 0; break;
+	case GF100_FIFO_ENGN_CE1   : type = NVKM_ENGINE_CE    ; inst = 1; break;
+	case GF100_FIFO_ENGN_SW    : type = NVKM_ENGINE_SW    ; inst = 0; break;
 	default:
+		WARN_ON(1);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	return nvkm_device_engine(device, engn, 0);
+	return nvkm_device_engine(fifo->engine.subdev.device, type, inst);
 }
 
 static int
@@ -337,7 +340,7 @@ gf100_fifo_intr_sched_ctxsw(struct gf100_fifo *fifo)
 		if (busy && unk0 && unk1) {
 			list_for_each_entry(chan, &fifo->chan, head) {
 				if (chan->base.chid == chid) {
-					engine = gf100_fifo_engine(fifo, engn);
+					engine = gf100_fifo_id_engine(&fifo->base, engn);
 					if (!engine)
 						break;
 					gf100_fifo_recover(fifo, engine, chan);
@@ -676,6 +679,7 @@ gf100_fifo = {
 	.intr = gf100_fifo_intr,
 	.fault = gf100_fifo_fault,
 	.engine_id = gf100_fifo_engine_id,
+	.id_engine = gf100_fifo_id_engine,
 	.uevent_init = gf100_fifo_uevent_init,
 	.uevent_fini = gf100_fifo_uevent_fini,
 	.chan = {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/gk104.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/gk104.c
index a8ddb1b09e6d..c9efa6ae6466 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/gk104.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/gk104.c
@@ -258,6 +258,12 @@ gk104_fifo_pbdma = {
 	.init = gk104_fifo_pbdma_init,
 };
 
+struct nvkm_engine *
+gk104_fifo_id_engine(struct nvkm_fifo *base, int engi)
+{
+	return gk104_fifo(base)->engine[engi].engine;
+}
+
 int
 gk104_fifo_engine_id(struct nvkm_fifo *base, struct nvkm_engine *engine)
 {
@@ -1037,6 +1043,7 @@ gk104_fifo_ = {
 	.intr = gk104_fifo_intr,
 	.fault = gk104_fifo_fault,
 	.engine_id = gk104_fifo_engine_id,
+	.id_engine = gk104_fifo_id_engine,
 	.uevent_init = gk104_fifo_uevent_init,
 	.uevent_fini = gk104_fifo_uevent_fini,
 	.recover_chan = gk104_fifo_recover_chan,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/nv04.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/nv04.c
index a3e79fb0cd1a..c6730c124769 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/nv04.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/nv04.c
@@ -94,6 +94,24 @@ __releases(fifo->base.lock)
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fifo->base.lock, flags);
 }
 
+struct nvkm_engine *
+nv04_fifo_id_engine(struct nvkm_fifo *fifo, int engi)
+{
+	enum nvkm_subdev_type type;
+
+	switch (engi) {
+	case NV04_FIFO_ENGN_SW  : type = NVKM_ENGINE_SW; break;
+	case NV04_FIFO_ENGN_GR  : type = NVKM_ENGINE_GR; break;
+	case NV04_FIFO_ENGN_MPEG: type = NVKM_ENGINE_MPEG; break;
+	case NV04_FIFO_ENGN_DMA : type = NVKM_ENGINE_DMAOBJ; break;
+	default:
+		WARN_ON(1);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	return nvkm_device_engine(fifo->engine.subdev.device, type, 0);
+}
+
 int
 nv04_fifo_engine_id(struct nvkm_fifo *base, struct nvkm_engine *engine)
 {
@@ -364,6 +382,7 @@ nv04_fifo = {
 	.init = nv04_fifo_init,
 	.intr = nv04_fifo_intr,
 	.engine_id = nv04_fifo_engine_id,
+	.id_engine = nv04_fifo_id_engine,
 	.pause = nv04_fifo_pause,
 	.start = nv04_fifo_start,
 	.chan = {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/nv10.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/nv10.c
index c2053cce9a6f..f8887f0f2f82 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/nv10.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/nv10.c
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ nv10_fifo = {
 	.init = nv04_fifo_init,
 	.intr = nv04_fifo_intr,
 	.engine_id = nv04_fifo_engine_id,
+	.id_engine = nv04_fifo_id_engine,
 	.pause = nv04_fifo_pause,
 	.start = nv04_fifo_start,
 	.chan = {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/nv17.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/nv17.c
index 44e61f6d4b6d..3f94c7b5b054 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/nv17.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/nv17.c
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ nv17_fifo = {
 	.init = nv17_fifo_init,
 	.intr = nv04_fifo_intr,
 	.engine_id = nv04_fifo_engine_id,
+	.id_engine = nv04_fifo_id_engine,
 	.pause = nv04_fifo_pause,
 	.start = nv04_fifo_start,
 	.chan = {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/nv40.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/nv40.c
index 309d9fd347a5..f9ea46809bc0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/nv40.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/nv40.c
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ nv40_fifo = {
 	.init = nv40_fifo_init,
 	.intr = nv04_fifo_intr,
 	.engine_id = nv04_fifo_engine_id,
+	.id_engine = nv04_fifo_id_engine,
 	.pause = nv04_fifo_pause,
 	.start = nv04_fifo_start,
 	.chan = {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/nv50.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/nv50.c
index 6b99c48bed72..be94156ea248 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/nv50.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/nv50.c
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ nv50_fifo = {
 	.init = nv50_fifo_init,
 	.intr = nv04_fifo_intr,
 	.engine_id = nv04_fifo_engine_id,
+	.id_engine = nv04_fifo_id_engine,
 	.pause = nv04_fifo_pause,
 	.start = nv04_fifo_start,
 	.chan = {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/priv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/priv.h
index e3e218fe2e41..899272801a8b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/priv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/priv.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ struct nvkm_fifo_func {
 	void (*intr)(struct nvkm_fifo *);
 	void (*fault)(struct nvkm_fifo *, struct nvkm_fault_data *);
 	int (*engine_id)(struct nvkm_fifo *, struct nvkm_engine *);
+	struct nvkm_engine *(*id_engine)(struct nvkm_fifo *, int engi);
 	void (*pause)(struct nvkm_fifo *, unsigned long *);
 	void (*start)(struct nvkm_fifo *, unsigned long *);
 	void (*uevent_init)(struct nvkm_fifo *);
@@ -37,10 +38,12 @@ struct nvkm_fifo_func {
 
 void nv04_fifo_intr(struct nvkm_fifo *);
 int nv04_fifo_engine_id(struct nvkm_fifo *, struct nvkm_engine *);
+struct nvkm_engine *nv04_fifo_id_engine(struct nvkm_fifo *, int);
 void nv04_fifo_pause(struct nvkm_fifo *, unsigned long *);
 void nv04_fifo_start(struct nvkm_fifo *, unsigned long *);
 
 void gf100_fifo_intr_fault(struct nvkm_fifo *, int);
 
 int gk104_fifo_engine_id(struct nvkm_fifo *, struct nvkm_engine *);
+struct nvkm_engine *gk104_fifo_id_engine(struct nvkm_fifo *, int);
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/tu102.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/tu102.c
index 6076a01acac4..1bc6b25d9e3b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/tu102.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/tu102.c
@@ -457,6 +457,7 @@ tu102_fifo_ = {
 	.intr = tu102_fifo_intr,
 	.fault = tu102_fifo_fault,
 	.engine_id = gk104_fifo_engine_id,
+	.id_engine = gk104_fifo_id_engine,
 	.uevent_init = gk104_fifo_uevent_init,
 	.uevent_fini = gk104_fifo_uevent_fini,
 	.recover_chan = tu102_fifo_recover_chan,