diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index fb16338b8c3..434df60600a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ AC_SUBST([OSMESA_VERSION])
 
 dnl Versions for external dependencies
 LIBDRM_REQUIRED=2.4.24
-LIBDRM_RADEON_REQUIRED=2.4.46
+LIBDRM_RADEON_REQUIRED=2.4.49
 LIBDRM_INTEL_REQUIRED=2.4.38
 LIBDRM_NVVIEUX_REQUIRED=2.4.33
 LIBDRM_NOUVEAU_REQUIRED="2.4.33 libdrm >= 2.4.41"
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/radeon/r600_texture.c b/src/gallium/drivers/radeon/r600_texture.c
index 9ba1e363e27..77b05c4a25e 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/radeon/r600_texture.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/radeon/r600_texture.c
@@ -675,10 +675,6 @@ static unsigned r600_choose_tiling(struct r600_common_screen *rscreen,
 	if (templ->width0 <= 16 || templ->height0 <= 16)
 		return RADEON_SURF_MODE_1D;
 
-	/* XXX 2D tiling is currently unimplemented on CIK */
-	if (rscreen->chip_class >= CIK)
-		return RADEON_SURF_MODE_1D;
-
 	/* The allocator will switch to 1D if needed. */
 	return RADEON_SURF_MODE_2D;
 }