struct nouveau_encoder *nv_encoder = nouveau_encoder(encoder);
        struct dcb_entry *dcbe = nv_encoder->dcb;
        int head = nouveau_crtc(encoder->crtc)->index;
+       struct drm_encoder *slave_encoder;
 
        if (dcbe->type == OUTPUT_TMDS)
                run_tmds_table(dev, dcbe, head, nv_encoder->mode.clock);
                NVWriteRAMDAC(dev, 0, NV_PRAMDAC_TEST_CONTROL + nv04_dac_output_offset(encoder), 0x00100000);
 
        /* Init external transmitters */
-       if (get_tmds_slave(encoder))
-               get_slave_funcs(get_tmds_slave(encoder))->mode_set(
-                       encoder, &nv_encoder->mode, &nv_encoder->mode);
+       slave_encoder = get_tmds_slave(encoder);
+       if (slave_encoder)
+               get_slave_funcs(slave_encoder)->mode_set(
+                       slave_encoder, &nv_encoder->mode, &nv_encoder->mode);
 
        helper->dpms(encoder, DRM_MODE_DPMS_ON);