diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_bo.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_bo.c
index a405b75a90d9..d9e7c4023677 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_bo.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_bo.c
@@ -196,8 +196,8 @@ nouveau_bo_new(struct drm_device *dev, int size, int align,
 	int lpg_shift = 12;
 	int max_size;
 
-	if (drm->client.base.vm)
-		lpg_shift = drm->client.base.vm->vmm->lpg_shift;
+	if (drm->client.vm)
+		lpg_shift = drm->client.vm->vmm->lpg_shift;
 	max_size = INT_MAX & ~((1 << lpg_shift) - 1);
 
 	if (size <= 0 || size > max_size) {
@@ -219,9 +219,9 @@ nouveau_bo_new(struct drm_device *dev, int size, int align,
 	nvbo->bo.bdev = &drm->ttm.bdev;
 
 	nvbo->page_shift = 12;
-	if (drm->client.base.vm) {
+	if (drm->client.vm) {
 		if (!(flags & TTM_PL_FLAG_TT) && size > 256 * 1024)
-			nvbo->page_shift = drm->client.base.vm->vmm->lpg_shift;
+			nvbo->page_shift = drm->client.vm->vmm->lpg_shift;
 	}
 
 	nouveau_bo_fixup_align(nvbo, flags, &align, &size);
@@ -929,12 +929,12 @@ nouveau_bo_move_prep(struct nouveau_drm *drm, struct ttm_buffer_object *bo,
 	u64 size = (u64)mem->num_pages << PAGE_SHIFT;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = nouveau_vm_get(nv_client(drm)->vm, size, old_node->page_shift,
+	ret = nouveau_vm_get(drm->client.vm, size, old_node->page_shift,
 			     NV_MEM_ACCESS_RW, &old_node->vma[0]);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	ret = nouveau_vm_get(nv_client(drm)->vm, size, new_node->page_shift,
+	ret = nouveau_vm_get(drm->client.vm, size, new_node->page_shift,
 			     NV_MEM_ACCESS_RW, &old_node->vma[1]);
 	if (ret) {
 		nouveau_vm_put(&old_node->vma[0]);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_drm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_drm.c
index 64ec1d34b484..fe99765d9fa0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_drm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_drm.c
@@ -415,9 +415,11 @@ nouveau_drm_load(struct drm_device *dev, unsigned long flags)
 
 	if (device->card_type >= NV_50) {
 		ret = nouveau_vm_new(nv_device(drm->device), 0, (1ULL << 40),
-				     0x1000, &drm->client.base.vm);
+				     0x1000, &drm->client.vm);
 		if (ret)
 			goto fail_device;
+
+		drm->client.base.vm = drm->client.vm;
 	}
 
 	ret = nouveau_ttm_init(drm);
@@ -725,11 +727,13 @@ nouveau_drm_open(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_file *fpriv)
 
 	if (nv_device(drm->device)->card_type >= NV_50) {
 		ret = nouveau_vm_new(nv_device(drm->device), 0, (1ULL << 40),
-				     0x1000, &cli->base.vm);
+				     0x1000, &cli->vm);
 		if (ret) {
 			nouveau_cli_destroy(cli);
 			goto out_suspend;
 		}
+
+		cli->base.vm = cli->vm;
 	}
 
 	fpriv->driver_priv = cli;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_drm.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_drm.h
index 029e9b6568bd..ab2060767ba9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_drm.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_drm.h
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ enum nouveau_drm_handle {
 
 struct nouveau_cli {
 	struct nouveau_client base;
+	struct nouveau_vm *vm; /*XXX*/
 	struct list_head head;
 	struct mutex mutex;
 	void *abi16;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_gem.c
index df9d451afdcd..abb7321b35c8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_gem.c
@@ -58,14 +58,14 @@ nouveau_gem_object_open(struct drm_gem_object *gem, struct drm_file *file_priv)
 	struct nouveau_vma *vma;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (!cli->base.vm)
+	if (!cli->vm)
 		return 0;
 
 	ret = ttm_bo_reserve(&nvbo->bo, false, false, false, NULL);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	vma = nouveau_bo_vma_find(nvbo, cli->base.vm);
+	vma = nouveau_bo_vma_find(nvbo, cli->vm);
 	if (!vma) {
 		vma = kzalloc(sizeof(*vma), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!vma) {
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ nouveau_gem_object_open(struct drm_gem_object *gem, struct drm_file *file_priv)
 			goto out;
 		}
 
-		ret = nouveau_bo_vma_add(nvbo, cli->base.vm, vma);
+		ret = nouveau_bo_vma_add(nvbo, cli->vm, vma);
 		if (ret) {
 			kfree(vma);
 			goto out;
@@ -129,14 +129,14 @@ nouveau_gem_object_close(struct drm_gem_object *gem, struct drm_file *file_priv)
 	struct nouveau_vma *vma;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (!cli->base.vm)
+	if (!cli->vm)
 		return;
 
 	ret = ttm_bo_reserve(&nvbo->bo, false, false, false, NULL);
 	if (ret)
 		return;
 
-	vma = nouveau_bo_vma_find(nvbo, cli->base.vm);
+	vma = nouveau_bo_vma_find(nvbo, cli->vm);
 	if (vma) {
 		if (--vma->refcount == 0)
 			nouveau_gem_object_unmap(nvbo, vma);
@@ -202,8 +202,8 @@ nouveau_gem_info(struct drm_file *file_priv, struct drm_gem_object *gem,
 		rep->domain = NOUVEAU_GEM_DOMAIN_VRAM;
 
 	rep->offset = nvbo->bo.offset;
-	if (cli->base.vm) {
-		vma = nouveau_bo_vma_find(nvbo, cli->base.vm);
+	if (cli->vm) {
+		vma = nouveau_bo_vma_find(nvbo, cli->vm);
 		if (!vma)
 			return -EINVAL;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv84_fence.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv84_fence.c
index 9fd475c89820..7103a771aa87 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv84_fence.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv84_fence.c
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ int
 nv84_fence_context_new(struct nouveau_channel *chan)
 {
 	struct nouveau_fifo_chan *fifo = (void *)chan->object;
-	struct nouveau_client *client = nouveau_client(fifo);
+	struct nouveau_cli *cli = chan->cli;
 	struct nv84_fence_priv *priv = chan->drm->fence;
 	struct nv84_fence_chan *fctx;
 	int ret, i;
@@ -156,16 +156,16 @@ nv84_fence_context_new(struct nouveau_channel *chan)
 	fctx->base.emit32 = nv84_fence_emit32;
 	fctx->base.sync32 = nv84_fence_sync32;
 
-	ret = nouveau_bo_vma_add(priv->bo, client->vm, &fctx->vma);
+	ret = nouveau_bo_vma_add(priv->bo, cli->vm, &fctx->vma);
 	if (ret == 0) {
-		ret = nouveau_bo_vma_add(priv->bo_gart, client->vm,
+		ret = nouveau_bo_vma_add(priv->bo_gart, cli->vm,
 					&fctx->vma_gart);
 	}
 
 	/* map display semaphore buffers into channel's vm */
 	for (i = 0; !ret && i < chan->drm->dev->mode_config.num_crtc; i++) {
 		struct nouveau_bo *bo = nv50_display_crtc_sema(chan->drm->dev, i);
-		ret = nouveau_bo_vma_add(bo, client->vm, &fctx->dispc_vma[i]);
+		ret = nouveau_bo_vma_add(bo, cli->vm, &fctx->dispc_vma[i]);
 	}
 
 	nouveau_bo_wr32(priv->bo, fifo->chid * 16/4, 0x00000000);