diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv04_dfp.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv04_dfp.c
index 473f30a4194a..71b62352315f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv04_dfp.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv04_dfp.c
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ static void nv04_dfp_update_backlight(struct drm_encoder *encoder, int mode)
 
 static inline bool is_powersaving_dpms(int mode)
 {
-	return (mode != DRM_MODE_DPMS_ON);
+	return mode != DRM_MODE_DPMS_ON && mode != NV_DPMS_CLEARED;
 }
 
 static void nv04_lvds_dpms(struct drm_encoder *encoder, int mode)