diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_fbcon.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_fbcon.c
index eddadaccc285..ea879a2efef3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_fbcon.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_fbcon.c
@@ -107,6 +107,34 @@ static struct fb_ops nouveau_fbcon_ops = {
 	.fb_setcmap = drm_fb_helper_setcmap,
 };
 
+static struct fb_ops nv04_fbcon_ops = {
+	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
+	.fb_check_var = drm_fb_helper_check_var,
+	.fb_set_par = drm_fb_helper_set_par,
+	.fb_setcolreg = drm_fb_helper_setcolreg,
+	.fb_fillrect = nv04_fbcon_fillrect,
+	.fb_copyarea = nv04_fbcon_copyarea,
+	.fb_imageblit = nv04_fbcon_imageblit,
+	.fb_sync = nouveau_fbcon_sync,
+	.fb_pan_display = drm_fb_helper_pan_display,
+	.fb_blank = drm_fb_helper_blank,
+	.fb_setcmap = drm_fb_helper_setcmap,
+};
+
+static struct fb_ops nv50_fbcon_ops = {
+	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
+	.fb_check_var = drm_fb_helper_check_var,
+	.fb_set_par = drm_fb_helper_set_par,
+	.fb_setcolreg = drm_fb_helper_setcolreg,
+	.fb_fillrect = nv50_fbcon_fillrect,
+	.fb_copyarea = nv50_fbcon_copyarea,
+	.fb_imageblit = nv50_fbcon_imageblit,
+	.fb_sync = nouveau_fbcon_sync,
+	.fb_pan_display = drm_fb_helper_pan_display,
+	.fb_blank = drm_fb_helper_blank,
+	.fb_setcmap = drm_fb_helper_setcmap,
+};
+
 static void nouveau_fbcon_gamma_set(struct drm_crtc *crtc, u16 red, u16 green,
 				    u16 blue, int regno)
 {
@@ -324,9 +352,11 @@ nouveau_fbcon_create(struct drm_device *dev, uint32_t fb_width,
 		switch (dev_priv->card_type) {
 		case NV_50:
 			nv50_fbcon_accel_init(info);
+			info->fbops = &nv50_fbcon_ops;
 			break;
 		default:
 			nv04_fbcon_accel_init(info);
+			info->fbops = &nv04_fbcon_ops;
 			break;
 		};
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_fbcon.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_fbcon.h
index 462e0b87b4bd..f9c34e1a8c11 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_fbcon.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_fbcon.h
@@ -40,7 +40,13 @@ int nouveau_fbcon_remove(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_framebuffer *fb);
 void nouveau_fbcon_restore(void);
 void nouveau_fbcon_zfill(struct drm_device *dev);
 
+void nv04_fbcon_copyarea(struct fb_info *info, const struct fb_copyarea *region);
+void nv04_fbcon_fillrect(struct fb_info *info, const struct fb_fillrect *rect);
+void nv04_fbcon_imageblit(struct fb_info *info, const struct fb_image *image);
 int nv04_fbcon_accel_init(struct fb_info *info);
+void nv50_fbcon_fillrect(struct fb_info *info, const struct fb_fillrect *rect);
+void nv50_fbcon_copyarea(struct fb_info *info, const struct fb_copyarea *region);
+void nv50_fbcon_imageblit(struct fb_info *info, const struct fb_image *image);
 int nv50_fbcon_accel_init(struct fb_info *info);
 
 void nouveau_fbcon_gpu_lockup(struct fb_info *info);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv04_fbcon.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv04_fbcon.c
index d910873c1368..fd01caabd5c3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv04_fbcon.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv04_fbcon.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #include "nouveau_dma.h"
 #include "nouveau_fbcon.h"
 
-static void
+void
 nv04_fbcon_copyarea(struct fb_info *info, const struct fb_copyarea *region)
 {
 	struct nouveau_fbcon_par *par = info->par;
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ nv04_fbcon_copyarea(struct fb_info *info, const struct fb_copyarea *region)
 	FIRE_RING(chan);
 }
 
-static void
+void
 nv04_fbcon_fillrect(struct fb_info *info, const struct fb_fillrect *rect)
 {
 	struct nouveau_fbcon_par *par = info->par;
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ nv04_fbcon_fillrect(struct fb_info *info, const struct fb_fillrect *rect)
 	FIRE_RING(chan);
 }
 
-static void
+void
 nv04_fbcon_imageblit(struct fb_info *info, const struct fb_image *image)
 {
 	struct nouveau_fbcon_par *par = info->par;
@@ -307,9 +307,6 @@ nv04_fbcon_accel_init(struct fb_info *info)
 
 	FIRE_RING(chan);
 
-	info->fbops->fb_fillrect = nv04_fbcon_fillrect;
-	info->fbops->fb_copyarea = nv04_fbcon_copyarea;
-	info->fbops->fb_imageblit = nv04_fbcon_imageblit;
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_fbcon.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_fbcon.c
index e4f279ee61cf..0f57cdf7ccb2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_fbcon.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_fbcon.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #include "nouveau_dma.h"
 #include "nouveau_fbcon.h"
 
-static void
+void
 nv50_fbcon_fillrect(struct fb_info *info, const struct fb_fillrect *rect)
 {
 	struct nouveau_fbcon_par *par = info->par;
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ nv50_fbcon_fillrect(struct fb_info *info, const struct fb_fillrect *rect)
 	FIRE_RING(chan);
 }
 
-static void
+void
 nv50_fbcon_copyarea(struct fb_info *info, const struct fb_copyarea *region)
 {
 	struct nouveau_fbcon_par *par = info->par;
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ nv50_fbcon_copyarea(struct fb_info *info, const struct fb_copyarea *region)
 	FIRE_RING(chan);
 }
 
-static void
+void
 nv50_fbcon_imageblit(struct fb_info *info, const struct fb_image *image)
 {
 	struct nouveau_fbcon_par *par = info->par;
@@ -262,9 +262,6 @@ nv50_fbcon_accel_init(struct fb_info *info)
 	OUT_RING(chan, info->fix.smem_start - dev_priv->fb_phys +
 			 dev_priv->vm_vram_base);
 
-	info->fbops->fb_fillrect = nv50_fbcon_fillrect;
-	info->fbops->fb_copyarea = nv50_fbcon_copyarea;
-	info->fbops->fb_imageblit = nv50_fbcon_imageblit;
 	return 0;
 }