diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_ttm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_ttm.c
index 1c636723823c..2680bdc97c1c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_ttm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_ttm.c
@@ -157,12 +157,12 @@ static int
 nouveau_ttm_init_vram(struct nouveau_drm *drm)
 {
 	struct nvif_mmu *mmu = &drm->client.mmu;
-
 	if (drm->client.device.info.family >= NV_DEVICE_INFO_V0_TESLA) {
-		struct ttm_mem_type_manager *man = ttm_manager_type(&drm->ttm.bdev, TTM_PL_VRAM);
-
 		/* Some BARs do not support being ioremapped WC */
 		const u8 type = mmu->type[drm->ttm.type_vram].type;
+		struct ttm_mem_type_manager *man = kzalloc(sizeof(*man), GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!man)
+			return -ENOMEM;
 
 		man->available_caching = TTM_PL_FLAG_UNCACHED | TTM_PL_FLAG_WC;
 		man->default_caching = TTM_PL_FLAG_WC;
@@ -174,8 +174,10 @@ nouveau_ttm_init_vram(struct nouveau_drm *drm)
 
 		man->func = &nouveau_vram_manager;
 		man->use_io_reserve_lru = true;
+
 		ttm_mem_type_manager_init(&drm->ttm.bdev, man,
 					  drm->gem.vram_available >> PAGE_SHIFT);
+		ttm_set_driver_manager(&drm->ttm.bdev, TTM_PL_VRAM, man);
 		ttm_mem_type_manager_set_used(man, true);
 		return 0;
 	} else {
@@ -195,6 +197,8 @@ nouveau_ttm_fini_vram(struct nouveau_drm *drm)
 		ttm_mem_type_manager_disable(man);
 		ttm_mem_type_manager_force_list_clean(&drm->ttm.bdev, man);
 		ttm_mem_type_manager_cleanup(man);
+		ttm_set_driver_manager(&drm->ttm.bdev, TTM_PL_VRAM, NULL);
+		kfree(man);
 	} else
 		ttm_range_man_fini(&drm->ttm.bdev, TTM_PL_VRAM);
 }
@@ -202,30 +206,43 @@ nouveau_ttm_fini_vram(struct nouveau_drm *drm)
 static int
 nouveau_ttm_init_gtt(struct nouveau_drm *drm)
 {
-	struct ttm_mem_type_manager *man = ttm_manager_type(&drm->ttm.bdev, TTM_PL_TT);
+	struct ttm_mem_type_manager *man;
 	unsigned long size_pages = drm->gem.gart_available >> PAGE_SHIFT;
-	man->use_tt = true;
+	unsigned available_caching, default_caching;
+	const struct ttm_mem_type_manager_func *func = NULL;
 	if (drm->agp.bridge) {
-		man->available_caching = TTM_PL_FLAG_UNCACHED |
+		available_caching = TTM_PL_FLAG_UNCACHED |
 			TTM_PL_FLAG_WC;
-		man->default_caching = TTM_PL_FLAG_WC;
+		default_caching = TTM_PL_FLAG_WC;
 	} else {
-		man->available_caching = TTM_PL_MASK_CACHING;
-		man->default_caching = TTM_PL_FLAG_CACHED;
+		available_caching = TTM_PL_MASK_CACHING;
+		default_caching = TTM_PL_FLAG_CACHED;
 	}
 
 	if (drm->client.device.info.family >= NV_DEVICE_INFO_V0_TESLA)
-		man->func = &nouveau_gart_manager;
+		func = &nouveau_gart_manager;
 	else if (!drm->agp.bridge)
-		man->func = &nv04_gart_manager;
+		func = &nv04_gart_manager;
 	else
 		return ttm_range_man_init(&drm->ttm.bdev, TTM_PL_TT,
-					  TTM_PL_FLAG_UNCACHED | TTM_PL_FLAG_WC,
-					  TTM_PL_FLAG_WC, true,
+					  available_caching, default_caching,
+					  true,
 					  size_pages);
+
+	man = kzalloc(sizeof(*man), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!man)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	man->func = func;
+	man->available_caching = available_caching;
+	man->default_caching = default_caching;
+	man->use_tt = true;
 	ttm_mem_type_manager_init(&drm->ttm.bdev, man,
 				  size_pages);
+
+	ttm_set_driver_manager(&drm->ttm.bdev, TTM_PL_TT, man);
 	ttm_mem_type_manager_set_used(man, true);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -241,6 +258,8 @@ nouveau_ttm_fini_gtt(struct nouveau_drm *drm)
 		ttm_mem_type_manager_disable(man);
 		ttm_mem_type_manager_force_list_clean(&drm->ttm.bdev, man);
 		ttm_mem_type_manager_cleanup(man);
+		ttm_set_driver_manager(&drm->ttm.bdev, TTM_PL_TT, NULL);
+		kfree(man);
 	}
 }