diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_display.c
index 26b5647188ef..47ad74255bf1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_display.c
@@ -736,6 +736,9 @@ nouveau_crtc_page_flip(struct drm_crtc *crtc, struct drm_framebuffer *fb,
 		  fb->bits_per_pixel, fb->pitches[0], crtc->x, crtc->y,
 		  new_bo->bo.offset };
 
+	/* Keep vblanks on during flip, for the target crtc of this flip */
+	drm_vblank_get(dev, nouveau_crtc(crtc)->index);
+
 	/* Emit a page flip */
 	if (nv_device(drm->device)->card_type >= NV_50) {
 		ret = nv50_display_flip_next(crtc, fb, chan, swap_interval);
@@ -779,6 +782,7 @@ nouveau_crtc_page_flip(struct drm_crtc *crtc, struct drm_framebuffer *fb,
 	return 0;
 
 fail_unreserve:
+	drm_vblank_put(dev, nouveau_crtc(crtc)->index);
 	ttm_bo_unreserve(&old_bo->bo);
 fail_unpin:
 	mutex_unlock(&chan->cli->mutex);
@@ -817,6 +821,9 @@ nouveau_finish_page_flip(struct nouveau_channel *chan,
 		drm_send_vblank_event(dev, crtcid, s->event);
 	}
 
+	/* Give up ownership of vblank for page-flipped crtc */
+	drm_vblank_put(dev, s->crtc);
+
 	list_del(&s->head);
 	if (ps)
 		*ps = *s;