diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/etnaviv/etnaviv_clear_blit.c b/src/gallium/drivers/etnaviv/etnaviv_clear_blit.c
index e7ac9f1398a..fefcdbfa411 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/etnaviv/etnaviv_clear_blit.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/etnaviv/etnaviv_clear_blit.c
@@ -165,7 +165,8 @@ etna_resource_copy_region(struct pipe_context *pctx, struct pipe_resource *dst,
     * to non-aligned: can fall back to rendering-based copy?
     * XXX this goes wrong when source surface is supertiled.
     */
-   if (util_blitter_is_copy_supported(ctx->blitter, dst, src)) {
+   if (src->target != PIPE_BUFFER && dst->target != PIPE_BUFFER &&
+       util_blitter_is_copy_supported(ctx->blitter, dst, src)) {
       etna_blit_save_state(ctx);
       util_blitter_copy_texture(ctx->blitter, dst, dst_level, dstx, dsty, dstz,
                                 src, src_level, src_box);