diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/r300/r300_emit.c b/src/gallium/drivers/r300/r300_emit.c
index 0e5533c7902..2bf8fbd684a 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/r300/r300_emit.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/r300/r300_emit.c
@@ -122,15 +122,8 @@ void r300_emit_dsa_state(struct r300_context* r300, void* state)
     }*/
 
     OUT_CS_REG_SEQ(R300_ZB_CNTL, 3);
-
-    if (r300->framebuffer_state.zsbuf) {
-        OUT_CS(dsa->z_buffer_control);
-        OUT_CS(dsa->z_stencil_control);
-    } else {
-        OUT_CS(0);
-        OUT_CS(0);
-    }
-
+    OUT_CS(dsa->z_buffer_control);
+    OUT_CS(dsa->z_stencil_control);
     OUT_CS(dsa->stencil_ref_mask);
 
     /* XXX it seems r3xx doesn't support STENCILREFMASK_BF */
@@ -395,7 +388,7 @@ void r300_emit_fb_state(struct r300_context* r300,
     assert(fb->nr_cbufs <= 4);
 
     BEGIN_CS((10 * fb->nr_cbufs) + (2 * (4 - fb->nr_cbufs)) +
-             (fb->zsbuf ? 10 : 0) + 6);
+             (fb->zsbuf ? 10 : 3) + 6);
 
     /* Flush and free renderbuffer caches. */
     OUT_CS_REG(R300_RB3D_DSTCACHE_CTLSTAT,
@@ -431,7 +424,7 @@ void r300_emit_fb_state(struct r300_context* r300,
         OUT_CS_REG(R300_US_OUT_FMT_0 + (4 * i), R300_US_OUT_FMT_UNUSED);
     }
 
-    /* Set up a zbuffer. */
+    /* Set up the Z/stencil buffer, or disable it. */
     if (fb->zsbuf) {
         surf = fb->zsbuf;
         tex = (struct r300_texture*)surf->texture;
@@ -445,6 +438,10 @@ void r300_emit_fb_state(struct r300_context* r300,
         OUT_CS_REG_SEQ(R300_ZB_DEPTHPITCH, 1);
         OUT_CS_RELOC(tex->buffer, tex->pitch[surf->level], 0,
                      RADEON_GEM_DOMAIN_VRAM, 0);
+    } else {
+        OUT_CS_REG_SEQ(R300_ZB_CNTL, 2);
+        OUT_CS(0x0);
+        OUT_CS(0x0);
     }
 
     END_CS;