if (ret)
                return ret;
 
-       /* Software copy if the card isn't up and running yet. */
-       if (!dev_priv->channel) {
-               ret = ttm_bo_move_memcpy(bo, evict, no_wait_reserve, no_wait_gpu, new_mem);
-               goto out;
-       }
-
        /* Fake bo copy. */
        if (old_mem->mem_type == TTM_PL_SYSTEM && !bo->ttm) {
                BUG_ON(bo->mem.mm_node != NULL);
                goto out;
        }
 
+       /* Software copy if the card isn't up and running yet. */
+       if (!dev_priv->channel) {
+               ret = ttm_bo_move_memcpy(bo, evict, no_wait_reserve, no_wait_gpu, new_mem);
+               goto out;
+       }
+
        /* Hardware assisted copy. */
        if (new_mem->mem_type == TTM_PL_SYSTEM)
                ret = nouveau_bo_move_flipd(bo, evict, intr, no_wait_reserve, no_wait_gpu, new_mem);