diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_pm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_pm.c
index c6ebf693ffb8..1442d0673671 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_pm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_pm.c
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ nouveau_pm_perflvl_aux(struct drm_device *dev, struct nouveau_pm_level *perflvl,
 	}
 
 	if (pm->voltage.supported && pm->voltage_set) {
-		if (a->volt_min && b->volt_min && b->volt_min > a->volt_min) {
+		if (perflvl->volt_min && b->volt_min > a->volt_min) {
 			ret = pm->voltage_set(dev, perflvl->volt_min);
 			if (ret) {
 				NV_ERROR(dev, "voltage set failed: %d\n", ret);