diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_fbcon.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_fbcon.c
index 153b9a15469b5053507507587bd20dc411417146..1074bc5dd418e3a33b9214969dd850d0f230464d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_fbcon.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_fbcon.c
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ int nouveau_fbcon_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 	nfbdev->helper.funcs = &nouveau_fbcon_helper_funcs;
 
 	ret = drm_fb_helper_init(dev, &nfbdev->helper,
-				 nv_two_heads(dev) ? 2 : 1, 4);
+				 dev->mode_config.num_crtc, 4);
 	if (ret) {
 		kfree(nfbdev);
 		return ret;