diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/disp/dacnv50.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/disp/dacnv50.c
index 9fb1a8438b56..e0932b7c654c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/disp/dacnv50.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/disp/dacnv50.c
@@ -63,9 +63,24 @@ nv50_dac_power(NV50_DISP_MTHD_V1)
 }
 
 int
-nv50_dac_sense(struct nv50_disp_priv *priv, int or, u32 loadval)
+nv50_dac_sense(NV50_DISP_MTHD_V1)
 {
-	const u32 doff = (or * 0x800);
+	union {
+		struct nv50_disp_dac_load_v0 v0;
+	} *args = data;
+	const u32 doff = outp->or * 0x800;
+	u32 loadval;
+	int ret;
+
+	nv_ioctl(object, "disp dac load size %d\n", size);
+	if (nvif_unpack(args->v0, 0, 0, false)) {
+		nv_ioctl(object, "disp dac load vers %d data %08x\n",
+			 args->v0.version, args->v0.data);
+		if (args->v0.data & 0xfff00000)
+			return -EINVAL;
+		loadval = args->v0.data;
+	} else
+		return ret;
 
 	nv_mask(priv, 0x61a004 + doff, 0x807f0000, 0x80150000);
 	nv_wait(priv, 0x61a004 + doff, 0x80000000, 0x00000000);
@@ -78,35 +93,10 @@ nv50_dac_sense(struct nv50_disp_priv *priv, int or, u32 loadval)
 	nv_mask(priv, 0x61a004 + doff, 0x807f0000, 0x80550000);
 	nv_wait(priv, 0x61a004 + doff, 0x80000000, 0x00000000);
 
-	nv_debug(priv, "DAC%d sense: 0x%08x\n", or, loadval);
+	nv_debug(priv, "DAC%d sense: 0x%08x\n", outp->or, loadval);
 	if (!(loadval & 0x80000000))
 		return -ETIMEDOUT;
 
-	return (loadval & 0x38000000) >> 27;
-}
-
-int
-nv50_dac_mthd(struct nouveau_object *object, u32 mthd, void *args, u32 size)
-{
-	struct nv50_disp_priv *priv = (void *)object->engine;
-	const u8 or = (mthd & NV50_DISP_DAC_MTHD_OR);
-	u32 *data = args;
-	int ret;
-
-	if (size < sizeof(u32))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	switch (mthd & ~0x3f) {
-	case NV50_DISP_DAC_LOAD:
-		ret = priv->dac.sense(priv, or, data[0]);
-		if (ret >= 0) {
-			data[0] = ret;
-			ret = 0;
-		}
-		break;
-	default:
-		BUG_ON(1);
-	}
-
-	return ret;
+	args->v0.load = (loadval & 0x38000000) >> 27;
+	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/disp/nv50.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/disp/nv50.c
index 00d1e34cb2a6..2a7f97891650 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/disp/nv50.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/disp/nv50.c
@@ -901,6 +901,8 @@ nv50_disp_base_mthd(struct nouveau_object *object, u32 mthd,
 	switch (mthd * !!outp) {
 	case NV50_DISP_MTHD_V1_DAC_PWR:
 		return priv->dac.power(object, priv, data, size, head, outp);
+	case NV50_DISP_MTHD_V1_DAC_LOAD:
+		return priv->dac.sense(object, priv, data, size, head, outp);
 	default:
 		break;
 	}
@@ -1031,7 +1033,6 @@ nv50_disp_base_omthds[] = {
 	{ HEAD_MTHD(NV50_DISP_SCANOUTPOS)     , nv50_disp_base_scanoutpos },
 	{ SOR_MTHD(NV50_DISP_SOR_PWR)         , nv50_sor_mthd },
 	{ SOR_MTHD(NV50_DISP_SOR_LVDS_SCRIPT) , nv50_sor_mthd },
-	{ DAC_MTHD(NV50_DISP_DAC_LOAD)        , nv50_dac_mthd },
 	{ PIOR_MTHD(NV50_DISP_PIOR_PWR)       , nv50_pior_mthd },
 	{ PIOR_MTHD(NV50_DISP_PIOR_TMDS_PWR)  , nv50_pior_mthd },
 	{ PIOR_MTHD(NV50_DISP_PIOR_DP_PWR)    , nv50_pior_mthd },
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/disp/nv50.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/disp/nv50.h
index 4a874d776368..138bc8cd1ddb 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/disp/nv50.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/disp/nv50.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ struct nv50_disp_priv {
 	struct {
 		int nr;
 		int (*power)(NV50_DISP_MTHD_V1);
-		int (*sense)(struct nv50_disp_priv *, int dac, u32 load);
+		int (*sense)(NV50_DISP_MTHD_V1);
 	} dac;
 	struct {
 		int nr;
@@ -65,9 +65,8 @@ int nv50_disp_base_mthd(struct nouveau_object *, u32, void *, u32);
 
 #define DAC_MTHD(n) (n), (n) + 0x03
 
-int nv50_dac_mthd(struct nouveau_object *, u32, void *, u32);
 int nv50_dac_power(NV50_DISP_MTHD_V1);
-int nv50_dac_sense(struct nv50_disp_priv *, int, u32);
+int nv50_dac_sense(NV50_DISP_MTHD_V1);
 
 #define SOR_MTHD(n) (n), (n) + 0x3f
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/disp/nv84.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/disp/nv84.c
index f2414a4bc000..fed1a6ab6201 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/disp/nv84.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/disp/nv84.c
@@ -218,7 +218,6 @@ nv84_disp_base_omthds[] = {
 	{ SOR_MTHD(NV50_DISP_SOR_PWR)         , nv50_sor_mthd },
 	{ SOR_MTHD(NV84_DISP_SOR_HDMI_PWR)    , nv50_sor_mthd },
 	{ SOR_MTHD(NV50_DISP_SOR_LVDS_SCRIPT) , nv50_sor_mthd },
-	{ DAC_MTHD(NV50_DISP_DAC_LOAD)        , nv50_dac_mthd },
 	{ PIOR_MTHD(NV50_DISP_PIOR_PWR)       , nv50_pior_mthd },
 	{ PIOR_MTHD(NV50_DISP_PIOR_TMDS_PWR)  , nv50_pior_mthd },
 	{ PIOR_MTHD(NV50_DISP_PIOR_DP_PWR)    , nv50_pior_mthd },
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/disp/nv94.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/disp/nv94.c
index 7ae79cfbdbf4..fb978f168a93 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/disp/nv94.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/disp/nv94.c
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ nv94_disp_base_omthds[] = {
 	{ SOR_MTHD(NV84_DISP_SOR_HDMI_PWR)    , nv50_sor_mthd },
 	{ SOR_MTHD(NV50_DISP_SOR_LVDS_SCRIPT) , nv50_sor_mthd },
 	{ SOR_MTHD(NV94_DISP_SOR_DP_PWR)      , nv50_sor_mthd },
-	{ DAC_MTHD(NV50_DISP_DAC_LOAD)        , nv50_dac_mthd },
 	{ PIOR_MTHD(NV50_DISP_PIOR_PWR)       , nv50_pior_mthd },
 	{ PIOR_MTHD(NV50_DISP_PIOR_TMDS_PWR)  , nv50_pior_mthd },
 	{ PIOR_MTHD(NV50_DISP_PIOR_DP_PWR)    , nv50_pior_mthd },
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/disp/nva3.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/disp/nva3.c
index 31cdf7a612c4..ee474c75128c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/disp/nva3.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/disp/nva3.c
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ nva3_disp_base_omthds[] = {
 	{ SOR_MTHD(NV84_DISP_SOR_HDMI_PWR)    , nv50_sor_mthd },
 	{ SOR_MTHD(NV50_DISP_SOR_LVDS_SCRIPT) , nv50_sor_mthd },
 	{ SOR_MTHD(NV94_DISP_SOR_DP_PWR)      , nv50_sor_mthd },
-	{ DAC_MTHD(NV50_DISP_DAC_LOAD)        , nv50_dac_mthd },
 	{ PIOR_MTHD(NV50_DISP_PIOR_PWR)       , nv50_pior_mthd },
 	{ PIOR_MTHD(NV50_DISP_PIOR_TMDS_PWR)  , nv50_pior_mthd },
 	{ PIOR_MTHD(NV50_DISP_PIOR_DP_PWR)    , nv50_pior_mthd },
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/disp/nvd0.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/disp/nvd0.c
index 66959cde0403..6f776a1d0f1a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/disp/nvd0.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/disp/nvd0.c
@@ -717,7 +717,6 @@ nvd0_disp_base_omthds[] = {
 	{ SOR_MTHD(NV84_DISP_SOR_HDMI_PWR)    , nv50_sor_mthd },
 	{ SOR_MTHD(NV50_DISP_SOR_LVDS_SCRIPT) , nv50_sor_mthd },
 	{ SOR_MTHD(NV94_DISP_SOR_DP_PWR)      , nv50_sor_mthd },
-	{ DAC_MTHD(NV50_DISP_DAC_LOAD)        , nv50_dac_mthd },
 	{ PIOR_MTHD(NV50_DISP_PIOR_PWR)       , nv50_pior_mthd },
 	{ PIOR_MTHD(NV50_DISP_PIOR_TMDS_PWR)  , nv50_pior_mthd },
 	{ PIOR_MTHD(NV50_DISP_PIOR_DP_PWR)    , nv50_pior_mthd },
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/include/core/class.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/include/core/class.h
index 026b123d1422..6c102d3d6d94 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/include/core/class.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/include/core/class.h
@@ -77,13 +77,6 @@ struct nv04_display_scanoutpos {
 #define NV94_DISP_SOR_DP_PWR_STATE_OFF                               0x00000000
 #define NV94_DISP_SOR_DP_PWR_STATE_ON                                0x00000001
 
-#define NV50_DISP_DAC_MTHD                                           0x00020000
-#define NV50_DISP_DAC_MTHD_TYPE                                      0x0000f000
-#define NV50_DISP_DAC_MTHD_OR                                        0x00000003
-
-#define NV50_DISP_DAC_LOAD                                           0x00020100
-#define NV50_DISP_DAC_LOAD_VALUE                                     0x00000007
-
 #define NV50_DISP_PIOR_MTHD                                          0x00030000
 #define NV50_DISP_PIOR_MTHD_TYPE                                     0x0000f000
 #define NV50_DISP_PIOR_MTHD_OR                                       0x00000003
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_display.c
index d3e6bd33670e..bb963076583d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_display.c
@@ -1590,14 +1590,25 @@ nv50_dac_disconnect(struct drm_encoder *encoder)
 static enum drm_connector_status
 nv50_dac_detect(struct drm_encoder *encoder, struct drm_connector *connector)
 {
+	struct nouveau_encoder *nv_encoder = nouveau_encoder(encoder);
 	struct nv50_disp *disp = nv50_disp(encoder->dev);
-	int ret, or = nouveau_encoder(encoder)->or;
-	u32 load = nouveau_drm(encoder->dev)->vbios.dactestval;
-	if (load == 0)
-		load = 340;
+	struct {
+		struct nv50_disp_mthd_v1 base;
+		struct nv50_disp_dac_load_v0 load;
+	} args = {
+		.base.version = 1,
+		.base.method = NV50_DISP_MTHD_V1_DAC_LOAD,
+		.base.hasht  = nv_encoder->dcb->hasht,
+		.base.hashm  = nv_encoder->dcb->hashm,
+	};
+	int ret;
 
-	ret = nvif_exec(disp->disp, NV50_DISP_DAC_LOAD + or, &load, sizeof(load));
-	if (ret || !load)
+	args.load.data = nouveau_drm(encoder->dev)->vbios.dactestval;
+	if (args.load.data == 0)
+		args.load.data = 340;
+
+	ret = nvif_mthd(disp->disp, 0, &args, sizeof(args));
+	if (ret || !args.load.load)
 		return connector_status_disconnected;
 
 	return connector_status_connected;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvif/class.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvif/class.h
index 9681a102970d..2200fea849d4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvif/class.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvif/class.h
@@ -333,4 +333,11 @@ struct nv50_disp_dac_pwr_v0 {
 	__u8  pad05[3];
 };
 
+struct nv50_disp_dac_load_v0 {
+	__u8  version;
+	__u8  load;
+	__u16 data;
+	__u8  pad04[4];
+};
+
 #endif