diff --git a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i915/i830_texstate.c b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i915/i830_texstate.c
index 58d3356d6e4..b1414c7005b 100644
--- a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i915/i830_texstate.c
+++ b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i915/i830_texstate.c
@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@ translate_texture_format(GLuint mesa_format)
       return MAPSURF_8BIT | MT_8BIT_L8;
    case MESA_FORMAT_I_UNORM8:
       return MAPSURF_8BIT | MT_8BIT_I8;
-   case MESA_FORMAT_A_UNORM8:
-      return MAPSURF_8BIT | MT_8BIT_I8; /* Kludge! */
    case MESA_FORMAT_L8A8_UNORM:
       return MAPSURF_16BIT | MT_16BIT_AY88;
    case MESA_FORMAT_B5G6R5_UNORM:
diff --git a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i915/i915_context.c b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i915/i915_context.c
index 8811e8d4e6d..42ea54e087d 100644
--- a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i915/i915_context.c
+++ b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i915/i915_context.c
@@ -109,7 +109,8 @@ intel_init_texture_formats(struct gl_context *ctx)
    ctx->TextureFormatSupported[MESA_FORMAT_B5G5R5A1_UNORM] = true;
    ctx->TextureFormatSupported[MESA_FORMAT_B5G6R5_UNORM] = true;
    ctx->TextureFormatSupported[MESA_FORMAT_L_UNORM8] = true;
-   ctx->TextureFormatSupported[MESA_FORMAT_A_UNORM8] = true;
+   if (intel->gen == 3)
+      ctx->TextureFormatSupported[MESA_FORMAT_A_UNORM8] = true;
    ctx->TextureFormatSupported[MESA_FORMAT_I_UNORM8] = true;
    ctx->TextureFormatSupported[MESA_FORMAT_L8A8_UNORM] = true;
 
diff --git a/src/mesa/main/texformat.c b/src/mesa/main/texformat.c
index 832e66128d8..ec16af9d2a1 100644
--- a/src/mesa/main/texformat.c
+++ b/src/mesa/main/texformat.c
@@ -155,12 +155,14 @@ _mesa_choose_tex_format(struct gl_context *ctx, GLenum target,
    case GL_ALPHA4:
    case GL_ALPHA8:
       RETURN_IF_SUPPORTED(MESA_FORMAT_A_UNORM8);
+      RETURN_IF_SUPPORTED(MESA_FORMAT_L8A8_UNORM);
       break;
 
    case GL_ALPHA12:
    case GL_ALPHA16:
       RETURN_IF_SUPPORTED(MESA_FORMAT_A_UNORM16);
       RETURN_IF_SUPPORTED(MESA_FORMAT_A_UNORM8);
+      RETURN_IF_SUPPORTED(MESA_FORMAT_L8A8_UNORM);
       break;
 
    /* Luminance formats */
@@ -224,6 +226,7 @@ _mesa_choose_tex_format(struct gl_context *ctx, GLenum target,
 
    case GL_COMPRESSED_ALPHA_ARB:
       RETURN_IF_SUPPORTED(MESA_FORMAT_A_UNORM8);
+      RETURN_IF_SUPPORTED(MESA_FORMAT_L8A8_UNORM);
       break;
    case GL_COMPRESSED_LUMINANCE_ARB:
       RETURN_IF_SUPPORTED(MESA_FORMAT_L_UNORM8);