diff --git a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/intel/intel_buffer_objects.c b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/intel/intel_buffer_objects.c
index b7e50b0027b..b8a0363b747 100644
--- a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/intel/intel_buffer_objects.c
+++ b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/intel/intel_buffer_objects.c
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ intel_bufferobj_map_range(GLcontext * ctx,
     * the batchbuffer so that GEM knows about the buffer access for later
     * syncing.
     */
-   if ((access & GL_MAP_WRITE_BIT) && !(access & GL_MAP_UNSYNCHRONIZED_BIT))
+   if (!(access & GL_MAP_UNSYNCHRONIZED_BIT))
       intelFlush(ctx);
 
    if (intel_obj->buffer == NULL) {