diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nv30/nv30_clear.c b/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nv30/nv30_clear.c
index 1ab8929cc38..83fd1fa38dd 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nv30/nv30_clear.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nv30/nv30_clear.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ nv30_clear(struct pipe_context *pipe, unsigned buffers,
    struct pipe_framebuffer_state *fb = &nv30->framebuffer;
    uint32_t colr = 0, zeta = 0, mode = 0;
 
-   if (!nv30_state_validate(nv30, TRUE))
+   if (!nv30_state_validate(nv30, NV30_NEW_FRAMEBUFFER | NV30_NEW_SCISSOR, TRUE))
       return;
 
    if (buffers & PIPE_CLEAR_COLOR && fb->nr_cbufs) {
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nv30/nv30_context.h b/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nv30/nv30_context.h
index 7b32aaee936..592cdbe24f9 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nv30/nv30_context.h
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nv30/nv30_context.h
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ void
 nv30_render_vbo(struct pipe_context *pipe, const struct pipe_draw_info *info);
 
 boolean
-nv30_state_validate(struct nv30_context *nv30, boolean hwtnl);
+nv30_state_validate(struct nv30_context *nv30, uint32_t mask, boolean hwtnl);
 
 void
 nv30_state_release(struct nv30_context *nv30);
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nv30/nv30_draw.c b/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nv30/nv30_draw.c
index 13aad7a4e09..74f0d66df95 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nv30/nv30_draw.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nv30/nv30_draw.c
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ nv30_render_draw_elements(struct vbuf_render *render,
                        NOUVEAU_BO_LOW | NOUVEAU_BO_RD, 0, 0);
    }
 
-   if (!nv30_state_validate(nv30, FALSE))
+   if (!nv30_state_validate(nv30, ~0, FALSE))
       return;
 
    BEGIN_NV04(push, NV30_3D(VERTEX_BEGIN_END), 1);
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ nv30_render_draw_arrays(struct vbuf_render *render, unsigned start, uint nr)
                        NOUVEAU_BO_LOW | NOUVEAU_BO_RD, 0, 0);
    }
 
-   if (!nv30_state_validate(nv30, FALSE))
+   if (!nv30_state_validate(nv30, ~0, FALSE))
       return;
 
    BEGIN_NV04(push, NV30_3D(VERTEX_BEGIN_END), 1);
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nv30/nv30_state_validate.c b/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nv30/nv30_state_validate.c
index 0f9d19dd68e..86ac4f7d6fd 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nv30/nv30_state_validate.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nv30/nv30_state_validate.c
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ nv30_state_context_switch(struct nv30_context *nv30)
 }
 
 boolean
-nv30_state_validate(struct nv30_context *nv30, boolean hwtnl)
+nv30_state_validate(struct nv30_context *nv30, uint32_t mask, boolean hwtnl)
 {
    struct nouveau_screen *screen = &nv30->screen->base;
    struct nouveau_pushbuf *push = nv30->base.pushbuf;
@@ -481,14 +481,16 @@ nv30_state_validate(struct nv30_context *nv30, boolean hwtnl)
    else
       validate = swtnl_validate_list;
 
-   if (nv30->dirty) {
+   mask &= nv30->dirty;
+
+   if (mask) {
       while (validate->func) {
-         if (nv30->dirty & validate->mask)
+         if (mask & validate->mask)
             validate->func(nv30);
          validate++;
       }
 
-      nv30->dirty = 0;
+      nv30->dirty &= ~mask;
    }
 
    nouveau_pushbuf_bufctx(push, bctx);
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nv30/nv30_vbo.c b/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nv30/nv30_vbo.c
index 67ab8295218..d4e384b21d2 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nv30/nv30_vbo.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nv30/nv30_vbo.c
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ nv30_draw_vbo(struct pipe_context *pipe, const struct pipe_draw_info *info)
    if (nv30->vbo_user && !(nv30->dirty & (NV30_NEW_VERTEX | NV30_NEW_ARRAYS)))
       nv30_update_user_vbufs(nv30);
 
-   nv30_state_validate(nv30, TRUE);
+   nv30_state_validate(nv30, ~0, TRUE);
    if (nv30->draw_flags) {
       nv30_render_vbo(pipe, info);
       return;