diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/disp/outp.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/disp/outp.c
index fb061144438dc..3ed93df475fcc 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/disp/outp.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/disp/outp.c
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ nvkm_outp_xlat(struct nvkm_outp *outp, enum nvkm_ior_type *type)
 }
 
 void
-nvkm_outp_release(struct nvkm_outp *outp, u8 user)
+nvkm_outp_release_or(struct nvkm_outp *outp, u8 user)
 {
 	struct nvkm_ior *ior = outp->ior;
 	OUTP_TRACE(outp, "release %02x &= %02x %p", outp->acquired, ~user, ior);
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ nvkm_outp_acquire_hda(struct nvkm_outp *outp, enum nvkm_ior_type type,
 }
 
 int
-nvkm_outp_acquire(struct nvkm_outp *outp, u8 user, bool hda)
+nvkm_outp_acquire_or(struct nvkm_outp *outp, u8 user, bool hda)
 {
 	struct nvkm_ior *ior = outp->ior;
 	enum nvkm_ior_proto proto;
@@ -234,6 +234,12 @@ nvkm_outp_detect(struct nvkm_outp *outp)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+void
+nvkm_outp_release(struct nvkm_outp *outp)
+{
+	nvkm_outp_release_or(outp, NVKM_OUTP_USER);
+}
+
 void
 nvkm_outp_fini(struct nvkm_outp *outp)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/disp/outp.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/disp/outp.h
index 1cd70868f2255..76d83fb9c6e59 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/disp/outp.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/disp/outp.h
@@ -77,8 +77,9 @@ void nvkm_outp_fini(struct nvkm_outp *);
 
 int nvkm_outp_detect(struct nvkm_outp *);
 
-int nvkm_outp_acquire(struct nvkm_outp *, u8 user, bool hda);
-void nvkm_outp_release(struct nvkm_outp *, u8 user);
+int nvkm_outp_acquire_or(struct nvkm_outp *, u8 user, bool hda);
+void nvkm_outp_release(struct nvkm_outp *);
+void nvkm_outp_release_or(struct nvkm_outp *, u8 user);
 void nvkm_outp_route(struct nvkm_disp *);
 
 struct nvkm_outp_func {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/disp/uoutp.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/disp/uoutp.c
index 0c4ffa3ffb288..828db77af242b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/disp/uoutp.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/disp/uoutp.c
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ nvkm_uoutp_mthd_release(struct nvkm_outp *outp, void *argv, u32 argc)
 		ior->func->hdmi->ctrl(ior, head->id, false, 0, 0);
 	}
 
-	nvkm_outp_release(outp, NVKM_OUTP_USER);
+	nvkm_outp_release(outp);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ nvkm_uoutp_mthd_acquire_dp(struct nvkm_outp *outp, u8 dpcd[DP_RECEIVER_CAP_SIZE]
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = nvkm_outp_acquire(outp, NVKM_OUTP_USER, hda);
+	ret = nvkm_outp_acquire_or(outp, NVKM_OUTP_USER, hda);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ nvkm_uoutp_mthd_acquire_tmds(struct nvkm_outp *outp, u8 head, u8 hdmi, u8 hdmi_m
 	if (!(outp->asy.head = nvkm_head_find(outp->disp, head)))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	ret = nvkm_outp_acquire(outp, NVKM_OUTP_USER, hdmi && hdmi_hda);
+	ret = nvkm_outp_acquire_or(outp, NVKM_OUTP_USER, hdmi && hdmi_hda);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ nvkm_uoutp_mthd_acquire_tmds(struct nvkm_outp *outp, u8 head, u8 hdmi, u8 hdmi_m
 		if (!ior->func->hdmi ||
 		    hdmi_max_ac_packet > 0x1f || hdmi_rekey > 0x7f ||
 		    (hdmi_scdc && !ior->func->hdmi->scdc)) {
-			nvkm_outp_release(outp, NVKM_OUTP_USER);
+			nvkm_outp_release_or(outp, NVKM_OUTP_USER);
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ nvkm_uoutp_mthd_acquire_lvds(struct nvkm_outp *outp, bool dual, bool bpc8)
 	outp->lvds.dual = dual;
 	outp->lvds.bpc8 = bpc8;
 
-	return nvkm_outp_acquire(outp, NVKM_OUTP_USER, false);
+	return nvkm_outp_acquire_or(outp, NVKM_OUTP_USER, false);
 }
 
 static int
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ nvkm_uoutp_mthd_acquire(struct nvkm_outp *outp, void *argv, u32 argc)
 
 	switch (args->v0.proto) {
 	case NVIF_OUTP_ACQUIRE_V0_RGB_CRT:
-		ret = nvkm_outp_acquire(outp, NVKM_OUTP_USER, false);
+		ret = nvkm_outp_acquire_or(outp, NVKM_OUTP_USER, false);
 		break;
 	case NVIF_OUTP_ACQUIRE_V0_TMDS:
 		ret = nvkm_uoutp_mthd_acquire_tmds(outp, args->v0.tmds.head,
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ nvkm_uoutp_mthd_load_detect(struct nvkm_outp *outp, void *argv, u32 argc)
 	if (argc != sizeof(args->v0) || args->v0.version != 0)
 		return -ENOSYS;
 
-	ret = nvkm_outp_acquire(outp, NVKM_OUTP_PRIV, false);
+	ret = nvkm_outp_acquire_or(outp, NVKM_OUTP_PRIV, false);
 	if (ret == 0) {
 		if (outp->ior->func->sense) {
 			ret = outp->ior->func->sense(outp->ior, args->v0.data);
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ nvkm_uoutp_mthd_load_detect(struct nvkm_outp *outp, void *argv, u32 argc)
 		} else {
 			ret = -EINVAL;
 		}
-		nvkm_outp_release(outp, NVKM_OUTP_PRIV);
+		nvkm_outp_release_or(outp, NVKM_OUTP_PRIV);
 	}
 
 	return ret;
