diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_channel.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_channel.c
index 8f2df6beb893..f2d674202369 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_channel.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_channel.c
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ nouveau_channel_alloc(struct drm_device *dev, struct nouveau_channel **chan_ret,
 	struct drm_nouveau_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
 	struct nouveau_pgraph_engine *pgraph = &dev_priv->engine.graph;
 	struct nouveau_fifo_engine *pfifo = &dev_priv->engine.fifo;
-	struct nouveau_crypt_engine *pcrypt = &dev_priv->engine.crypt;
 	struct nouveau_channel *chan;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int user, ret;
@@ -209,14 +208,8 @@ nouveau_channel_alloc(struct drm_device *dev, struct nouveau_channel **chan_ret,
 	pfifo->reassign(dev, false);
 
 	/* Create a graphics context for new channel */
-	ret = pgraph->create_context(chan);
-	if (ret) {
-		nouveau_channel_put(&chan);
-		return ret;
-	}
-
-	if (pcrypt->create_context) {
-		ret = pcrypt->create_context(chan);
+	if (dev_priv->card_type < NV_50) {
+		ret = pgraph->create_context(chan);
 		if (ret) {
 			nouveau_channel_put(&chan);
 			return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_object.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_object.c
index ee526534c6f4..54078186fe65 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_object.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_object.c
@@ -634,6 +634,29 @@ nouveau_gpuobj_gr_new(struct nouveau_channel *chan, int class,
 	if (oc->engine == NVOBJ_ENGINE_SW)
 		return nouveau_gpuobj_sw_new(chan, class, gpuobj);
 
+	switch (oc->engine) {
+	case NVOBJ_ENGINE_GR:
+		if (dev_priv->card_type >= NV_50 && !chan->ramin_grctx) {
+			struct nouveau_pgraph_engine *pgraph =
+				&dev_priv->engine.graph;
+
+			ret = pgraph->create_context(chan);
+			if (ret)
+				return ret;
+		}
+		break;
+	case NVOBJ_ENGINE_CRYPT:
+		if (!chan->crypt_ctx) {
+			struct nouveau_crypt_engine *pcrypt =
+				&dev_priv->engine.crypt;
+
+			ret = pcrypt->create_context(chan);
+			if (ret)
+				return ret;
+		}
+		break;
+	}
+
 	ret = nouveau_gpuobj_new(dev, chan,
 				 nouveau_gpuobj_class_instmem_size(dev, class),
 				 16,