diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_abi16.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_abi16.c
index 291203121f0c..4542d5f4ded8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_abi16.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_abi16.c
@@ -408,6 +408,9 @@ nouveau_abi16_ioctl_channel_alloc(ABI16_IOCTL_ARGS)
 			case NOUVEAU_FIFO_ENGINE_CE:
 				engine = NV_DEVICE_HOST_RUNLIST_ENGINES_CE;
 				break;
+			case NOUVEAU_FIFO_ENGINE_NVDEC:
+				engine = NV_DEVICE_HOST_RUNLIST_ENGINES_NVDEC;
+				break;
 			default:
 				return nouveau_abi16_put(abi16, -ENOSYS);
 			}
@@ -485,10 +488,13 @@ nouveau_abi16_ioctl_channel_alloc(ABI16_IOCTL_ARGS)
 			goto done;
 		break;
 	case NV_DEVICE_INFO_V0_TURING:
-		ret = nvif_object_ctor(&chan->chan->user, "abi16CeWar", 0, TURING_DMA_COPY_A,
-				       NULL, 0, &chan->ce);
-		if (ret)
-			goto done;
+		if (engine != NV_DEVICE_HOST_RUNLIST_ENGINES_NVDEC) {
+			ret = nvif_object_ctor(&chan->chan->user, "abi16CeWar",
+					       0, TURING_DMA_COPY_A, NULL, 0,
+					       &chan->ce);
+			if (ret)
+				goto done;
+		}
 		break;
 	default:
 		break;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_drv.h
index 1c2523e2f92e..5fc75dc750ed 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_drv.h
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 #define DRIVER_MAJOR		1
 #define DRIVER_MINOR		4
-#define DRIVER_PATCHLEVEL	2
+#define DRIVER_PATCHLEVEL	3
 
 /*
  * 1.1.1:
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@
  *      - add variable page sizes and compression for Turing+
  * 1.4.2:
  *      - tell userspace LPTE/SPTE races are fixed.
+ * 1.4.3:
+ *      - VDEC contexts can be created.
  */
 
 #include <linux/notifier.h>
diff --git a/include/uapi/drm/nouveau_drm.h b/include/uapi/drm/nouveau_drm.h
index 1fa82fa6af38..c4905b3e4e91 100644
--- a/include/uapi/drm/nouveau_drm.h
+++ b/include/uapi/drm/nouveau_drm.h
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ struct drm_nouveau_getparam {
 #define NOUVEAU_FIFO_ENGINE_PPP 0x04
 #define NOUVEAU_FIFO_ENGINE_BSP 0x08
 #define NOUVEAU_FIFO_ENGINE_CE  0x30
+#define NOUVEAU_FIFO_ENGINE_NVDEC 0x300
 
 struct drm_nouveau_channel_alloc {
 	__u32     fb_ctxdma_handle;