diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/dispnv50/disp.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/dispnv50/disp.c
index 290f3c80ba4eb..62fd910ffef61 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/dispnv50/disp.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/dispnv50/disp.c
@@ -502,7 +502,8 @@ nv50_dac_atomic_enable(struct drm_encoder *encoder, struct drm_atomic_state *sta
 
 	ctrl |= NVDEF(NV507D, DAC_SET_CONTROL, PROTOCOL, RGB_CRT);
 
-	nvif_outp_acquire_rgb_crt(&nv_encoder->outp);
+	if (!nvif_outp_acquired(&nv_encoder->outp))
+		nvif_outp_acquire_dac(&nv_encoder->outp);
 
 	core->func->dac->ctrl(core, nv_encoder->outp.or.id, ctrl, asyh);
 	asyh->or.depth = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/include/nvif/if0012.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/include/nvif/if0012.h
index 6cfc885e0aa9a..d139d070c0bc6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/include/nvif/if0012.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/include/nvif/if0012.h
@@ -59,12 +59,11 @@ union nvif_outp_load_detect_args {
 union nvif_outp_acquire_args {
 	struct nvif_outp_acquire_v0 {
 		__u8 version;
-#define NVIF_OUTP_ACQUIRE_V0_RGB_CRT 0x00
-#define NVIF_OUTP_ACQUIRE_V0_TV      0x01
+#define NVIF_OUTP_ACQUIRE_V0_DAC  0x00
 #define NVIF_OUTP_ACQUIRE_V0_TMDS    0x02
 #define NVIF_OUTP_ACQUIRE_V0_LVDS    0x03
 #define NVIF_OUTP_ACQUIRE_V0_DP      0x04
-		__u8 proto;
+		__u8 type;
 		__u8 or;
 		__u8 link;
 		__u8 pad04[4];
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/include/nvif/outp.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/include/nvif/outp.h
index 23776057bfea8..c6d8823ef782c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/include/nvif/outp.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/include/nvif/outp.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ enum nvif_outp_detect_status nvif_outp_detect(struct nvif_outp *);
 int nvif_outp_edid_get(struct nvif_outp *, u8 **pedid);
 
 int nvif_outp_load_detect(struct nvif_outp *, u32 loadval);
-int nvif_outp_acquire_rgb_crt(struct nvif_outp *);
+int nvif_outp_acquire_dac(struct nvif_outp *);
 int nvif_outp_acquire_tmds(struct nvif_outp *, int head,
 			   bool hdmi, u8 max_ac_packet, u8 rekey, u8 scdc, bool hda);
 int nvif_outp_acquire_lvds(struct nvif_outp *, bool dual, bool bpc8);
@@ -40,6 +40,13 @@ int nvif_outp_inherit_tmds(struct nvif_outp *outp, u8 *proto_out);
 int nvif_outp_inherit_dp(struct nvif_outp *outp, u8 *proto_out);
 
 void nvif_outp_release(struct nvif_outp *);
+
+static inline bool
+nvif_outp_acquired(struct nvif_outp *outp)
+{
+	return outp->or.id >= 0;
+}
+
 int nvif_outp_infoframe(struct nvif_outp *, u8 type, struct nvif_outp_infoframe_v0 *, u32 size);
 int nvif_outp_hda_eld(struct nvif_outp *, int head, void *data, u32 size);
 int nvif_outp_dp_aux_pwr(struct nvif_outp *, bool enable);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvif/outp.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvif/outp.c
index eecccfc17c1c6..41c4de40895f0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvif/outp.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvif/outp.c
@@ -171,12 +171,12 @@ nvif_outp_release(struct nvif_outp *outp)
 }
 
 static inline int
-nvif_outp_acquire(struct nvif_outp *outp, u8 proto, struct nvif_outp_acquire_v0 *args)
+nvif_outp_acquire(struct nvif_outp *outp, u8 type, struct nvif_outp_acquire_v0 *args)
 {
 	int ret;
 
 	args->version = 0;
-	args->proto = proto;
+	args->type = type;
 
 	ret = nvif_mthd(&outp->object, NVIF_OUTP_V0_ACQUIRE, args, sizeof(*args));
 	if (ret)
@@ -188,13 +188,13 @@ nvif_outp_acquire(struct nvif_outp *outp, u8 proto, struct nvif_outp_acquire_v0
 }
 
 int
-nvif_outp_acquire_rgb_crt(struct nvif_outp *outp)
+nvif_outp_acquire_dac(struct nvif_outp *outp)
 {
 	struct nvif_outp_acquire_v0 args;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = nvif_outp_acquire(outp, NVIF_OUTP_ACQUIRE_V0_RGB_CRT, &args);
-	NVIF_ERRON(ret, &outp->object, "[ACQUIRE proto:RGB_CRT] or:%d", args.or);
+	ret = nvif_outp_acquire(outp, NVIF_OUTP_ACQUIRE_V0_DAC, &args);
+	NVIF_ERRON(ret, &outp->object, "[ACQUIRE DAC] or:%d", args.or);
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/disp/uoutp.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/disp/uoutp.c
index d56a87ae5b265..73c6227446fb8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/disp/uoutp.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/disp/uoutp.c
@@ -217,8 +217,8 @@ nvkm_uoutp_mthd_acquire(struct nvkm_outp *outp, void *argv, u32 argc)
 	if (outp->ior)
 		return -EBUSY;
 
-	switch (args->v0.proto) {
-	case NVIF_OUTP_ACQUIRE_V0_RGB_CRT:
+	switch (args->v0.type) {
+	case NVIF_OUTP_ACQUIRE_V0_DAC:
 		ret = nvkm_outp_acquire_or(outp, NVKM_OUTP_USER, false);
 		break;
 	case NVIF_OUTP_ACQUIRE_V0_TMDS:
