diff --git a/src/gallium/state_trackers/clover/api/memory.cpp b/src/gallium/state_trackers/clover/api/memory.cpp
index 1efb95b5ce7..ffd1d9d7e3d 100644
--- a/src/gallium/state_trackers/clover/api/memory.cpp
+++ b/src/gallium/state_trackers/clover/api/memory.cpp
@@ -28,37 +28,53 @@
 using namespace clover;
 
 namespace {
-   const cl_mem_flags dev_access_flags =
-      CL_MEM_READ_WRITE | CL_MEM_WRITE_ONLY | CL_MEM_READ_ONLY;
-   const cl_mem_flags host_ptr_flags =
-      CL_MEM_USE_HOST_PTR | CL_MEM_ALLOC_HOST_PTR | CL_MEM_COPY_HOST_PTR;
-   const cl_mem_flags host_access_flags =
-      CL_MEM_HOST_WRITE_ONLY | CL_MEM_HOST_READ_ONLY | CL_MEM_HOST_NO_ACCESS;
-   const cl_mem_flags all_mem_flags =
-      dev_access_flags | host_ptr_flags | host_access_flags;
+   cl_mem_flags
+   validate_flags(cl_mem d_parent, cl_mem_flags d_flags) {
+      const cl_mem_flags dev_access_flags =
+         CL_MEM_READ_WRITE | CL_MEM_WRITE_ONLY | CL_MEM_READ_ONLY;
+      const cl_mem_flags host_ptr_flags =
+         CL_MEM_USE_HOST_PTR | CL_MEM_ALLOC_HOST_PTR | CL_MEM_COPY_HOST_PTR;
+      const cl_mem_flags host_access_flags =
+         CL_MEM_HOST_WRITE_ONLY | CL_MEM_HOST_READ_ONLY | CL_MEM_HOST_NO_ACCESS;
+      const cl_mem_flags valid_flags =
+         dev_access_flags | host_access_flags | (d_parent ? 0 : host_ptr_flags);
 
-   void
-   validate_flags(cl_mem_flags flags, cl_mem_flags valid) {
-      if ((flags & ~valid) ||
-          util_bitcount(flags & dev_access_flags) > 1 ||
-          util_bitcount(flags & host_access_flags) > 1)
+      if ((d_flags & ~valid_flags) ||
+          util_bitcount(d_flags & dev_access_flags) > 1 ||
+          util_bitcount(d_flags & host_access_flags) > 1)
          throw error(CL_INVALID_VALUE);
 
-      if ((flags & CL_MEM_USE_HOST_PTR) &&
-          (flags & (CL_MEM_COPY_HOST_PTR | CL_MEM_ALLOC_HOST_PTR)))
+      if ((d_flags & CL_MEM_USE_HOST_PTR) &&
+          (d_flags & (CL_MEM_COPY_HOST_PTR | CL_MEM_ALLOC_HOST_PTR)))
          throw error(CL_INVALID_VALUE);
+
+      if (d_parent) {
+         const auto &parent = obj(d_parent);
+         const cl_mem_flags flags = (d_flags |
+                                     (d_flags & dev_access_flags ? 0 :
+                                      parent.flags() & dev_access_flags) |
+                                     (d_flags & host_access_flags ? 0 :
+                                      parent.flags() & host_access_flags) |
+                                     (parent.flags() & host_ptr_flags));
+
+         if (~flags & parent.flags() &
+             ((dev_access_flags & ~CL_MEM_READ_WRITE) | host_access_flags))
+            throw error(CL_INVALID_VALUE);
+
+         return flags;
+
+      } else {
+         return d_flags | (d_flags & dev_access_flags ? 0 : CL_MEM_READ_WRITE);
+      }
    }
 }
 
 CLOVER_API cl_mem
 clCreateBuffer(cl_context d_ctx, cl_mem_flags d_flags, size_t size,
                void *host_ptr, cl_int *r_errcode) try {
-   const cl_mem_flags flags = d_flags |
-      (d_flags & dev_access_flags ? 0 : CL_MEM_READ_WRITE);
+   const cl_mem_flags flags = validate_flags(NULL, d_flags);
    auto &ctx = obj(d_ctx);
 
-   validate_flags(d_flags, all_mem_flags);
-
    if (bool(host_ptr) != bool(flags & (CL_MEM_USE_HOST_PTR |
                                        CL_MEM_COPY_HOST_PTR)))
       throw error(CL_INVALID_HOST_PTR);
@@ -82,16 +98,7 @@ clCreateSubBuffer(cl_mem d_mem, cl_mem_flags d_flags,
                   cl_buffer_create_type op,
                   const void *op_info, cl_int *r_errcode) try {
    auto &parent = obj<root_buffer>(d_mem);
-   const cl_mem_flags flags = d_flags |
-      (d_flags & dev_access_flags ? 0 : parent.flags() & dev_access_flags) |
-      (d_flags & host_access_flags ? 0 : parent.flags() & host_access_flags) |
-      (parent.flags() & host_ptr_flags);
-
-   validate_flags(d_flags, dev_access_flags | host_access_flags);
-
-   if (~flags & parent.flags() &
-       ((dev_access_flags & ~CL_MEM_READ_WRITE) | host_access_flags))
-      throw error(CL_INVALID_VALUE);
+   const cl_mem_flags flags = validate_flags(d_mem, d_flags);
 
    if (op == CL_BUFFER_CREATE_TYPE_REGION) {
       auto reg = reinterpret_cast<const cl_buffer_region *>(op_info);
@@ -121,12 +128,9 @@ clCreateImage2D(cl_context d_ctx, cl_mem_flags d_flags,
                 const cl_image_format *format,
                 size_t width, size_t height, size_t row_pitch,
                 void *host_ptr, cl_int *r_errcode) try {
-   const cl_mem_flags flags = d_flags |
-      (d_flags & dev_access_flags ? 0 : CL_MEM_READ_WRITE);
+   const cl_mem_flags flags = validate_flags(NULL, d_flags);
    auto &ctx = obj(d_ctx);
 
-   validate_flags(d_flags, all_mem_flags);
-
    if (!any_of(std::mem_fn(&device::image_support), ctx.devices()))
       throw error(CL_INVALID_OPERATION);
 
@@ -158,12 +162,9 @@ clCreateImage3D(cl_context d_ctx, cl_mem_flags d_flags,
                 size_t width, size_t height, size_t depth,
                 size_t row_pitch, size_t slice_pitch,
                 void *host_ptr, cl_int *r_errcode) try {
-   const cl_mem_flags flags = d_flags |
-      (d_flags & dev_access_flags ? 0 : CL_MEM_READ_WRITE);
+   const cl_mem_flags flags = validate_flags(NULL, d_flags);
    auto &ctx = obj(d_ctx);
 
-   validate_flags(d_flags, all_mem_flags);
-
    if (!any_of(std::mem_fn(&device::image_support), ctx.devices()))
       throw error(CL_INVALID_OPERATION);
 
@@ -196,7 +197,7 @@ clGetSupportedImageFormats(cl_context d_ctx, cl_mem_flags flags,
    auto &ctx = obj(d_ctx);
    auto formats = supported_formats(ctx, type);
 
-   validate_flags(flags, all_mem_flags);
+   validate_flags(NULL, flags);
 
    if (r_buf && !r_count)
       throw error(CL_INVALID_VALUE);