diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/si_dma_cs.c b/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/si_dma_cs.c
index c550a62ee0b..9cb192307a2 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/si_dma_cs.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/si_dma_cs.c
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ void si_sdma_clear_buffer(struct si_context *sctx, struct pipe_resource *dst,
 	assert(size);
 	assert(size % 4 == 0);
 
-	if (!cs || dst->flags & PIPE_RESOURCE_FLAG_SPARSE) {
+	if (!cs || dst->flags & PIPE_RESOURCE_FLAG_SPARSE ||
+	    sctx->screen->debug_flags & DBG(NO_SDMA_CLEARS)) {
 		sctx->b.clear_buffer(&sctx->b, dst, offset, size, &clear_value, 4);
 		return;
 	}
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/si_pipe.c b/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/si_pipe.c
index 3bea85cf8dc..9c26da9d49c 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/si_pipe.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/si_pipe.c
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ static const struct debug_named_value debug_options[] = {
 	/* Driver options: */
 	{ "forcedma", DBG(FORCE_SDMA), "Use SDMA for all operations when possible." },
 	{ "nodma", DBG(NO_SDMA), "Disable SDMA" },
+	{ "nodmaclear", DBG(NO_SDMA_CLEARS), "Disable SDMA clears" },
 	{ "nowc", DBG(NO_WC), "Disable GTT write combining" },
 	{ "check_vm", DBG(CHECK_VM), "Check VM faults and dump debug info." },
 	{ "reserve_vmid", DBG(RESERVE_VMID), "Force VMID reservation per context." },
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/si_pipe.h b/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/si_pipe.h
index 1f64f77342f..0aef94b0a2b 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/si_pipe.h
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/si_pipe.h
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ enum {
 	/* Driver options: */
 	DBG_FORCE_SDMA,
 	DBG_NO_SDMA,
+	DBG_NO_SDMA_CLEARS,
 	DBG_NO_WC,
 	DBG_CHECK_VM,
 	DBG_RESERVE_VMID,