diff --git a/src/intel/common/intel_gem.c b/src/intel/common/intel_gem.c
index 875620ac3044e..cdc6ed95fccdd 100644
--- a/src/intel/common/intel_gem.c
+++ b/src/intel/common/intel_gem.c
@@ -260,3 +260,9 @@ intel_gem_get_param(int fd, uint32_t param, int *value)
    };
    return intel_ioctl(fd, DRM_IOCTL_I915_GETPARAM, &gp) == 0;
 }
+
+bool intel_gem_can_render_on_fd(int fd)
+{
+   int val;
+   return intel_gem_get_param(fd, I915_PARAM_CHIPSET_ID, &val) && val > 0;
+}
diff --git a/src/intel/common/intel_gem.h b/src/intel/common/intel_gem.h
index 77d8e2c4992d7..f9fa12cea64d1 100644
--- a/src/intel/common/intel_gem.h
+++ b/src/intel/common/intel_gem.h
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ intel_gem_get_context_param(int fd, uint32_t context, uint32_t param,
 
 bool intel_gem_read_render_timestamp(int fd, uint64_t *value);
 bool intel_gem_get_param(int fd, uint32_t param, int *value);
+bool intel_gem_can_render_on_fd(int fd);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/src/intel/vulkan/anv_device.c b/src/intel/vulkan/anv_device.c
index 48e445d2ea1c4..b1e6260131e7f 100644
--- a/src/intel/vulkan/anv_device.c
+++ b/src/intel/vulkan/anv_device.c
@@ -968,11 +968,8 @@ anv_physical_device_try_create(struct vk_instance *vk_instance,
    if (instance->vk.enabled_extensions.KHR_display) {
       master_fd = open(primary_path, O_RDWR | O_CLOEXEC);
       if (master_fd >= 0) {
-         int val;
-         /* prod the device with a GETPARAM call which will fail if
-          * we don't have permission to even render on this device
-          */
-         if (!intel_gem_get_param(master_fd, I915_PARAM_CHIPSET_ID, &val) || !val) {
+         /* fail if we don't have permission to even render on this device */
+         if (!intel_gem_can_render_on_fd(master_fd)) {
             close(master_fd);
             master_fd = -1;
          }
diff --git a/src/intel/vulkan_hasvk/anv_device.c b/src/intel/vulkan_hasvk/anv_device.c
index 85ee7fb5a041c..6f0c80985eee9 100644
--- a/src/intel/vulkan_hasvk/anv_device.c
+++ b/src/intel/vulkan_hasvk/anv_device.c
@@ -902,11 +902,8 @@ anv_physical_device_try_create(struct vk_instance *vk_instance,
    if (instance->vk.enabled_extensions.KHR_display) {
       master_fd = open(primary_path, O_RDWR | O_CLOEXEC);
       if (master_fd >= 0) {
-         int val;
-         /* prod the device with a GETPARAM call which will fail if
-          * we don't have permission to even render on this device
-          */
-         if (!intel_gem_get_param(master_fd, I915_PARAM_CHIPSET_ID, &val) || !val) {
+         /* fail if we don't have permission to even render on this device */
+         if (!intel_gem_can_render_on_fd(master_fd)) {
             close(master_fd);
             master_fd = -1;
          }