diff --git a/src/sna/gen2_render.c b/src/sna/gen2_render.c
index 431b972f..153c7ae8 100644
--- a/src/sna/gen2_render.c
+++ b/src/sna/gen2_render.c
@@ -1775,7 +1775,7 @@ gen2_render_composite(struct sna *sna,
 	case 0:
 		gen2_composite_solid_init(sna, &tmp->src, 0);
 	case 1:
-		if (mask == NULL &&
+		if (mask == NULL && tmp->src.bo &&
 		    sna_blt_composite__convert(sna,
 					       src_x, src_y,
 					       width, height,
diff --git a/src/sna/gen3_render.c b/src/sna/gen3_render.c
index ce71d82f..c44359f8 100644
--- a/src/sna/gen3_render.c
+++ b/src/sna/gen3_render.c
@@ -2858,7 +2858,7 @@ gen3_render_composite(struct sna *sna,
 		tmp->src.u.gen3.type = SHADER_ZERO;
 		break;
 	case 1:
-		if (mask == NULL &&
+		if (mask == NULL && tmp->src.bo &&
 		    sna_blt_composite__convert(sna,
 					       src_x, src_y,
 					       width, height,