diff --git a/src/sna/sna_accel.c b/src/sna/sna_accel.c
index d5723eeb..26116cd6 100644
--- a/src/sna/sna_accel.c
+++ b/src/sna/sna_accel.c
@@ -1433,7 +1433,8 @@ sna_put_xybitmap_blt(DrawablePtr drawable, GCPtr gc, RegionPtr region,
 		return false;
 
 	assert_pixmap_contains_box(pixmap, RegionExtents(region));
-	sna_damage_add(damage, region);
+	if (damage)
+		sna_damage_add(damage, region);
 
 	DBG(("%s: upload(%d, %d, %d, %d)\n", __FUNCTION__, x, y, w, h));
 
@@ -1550,7 +1551,8 @@ sna_put_xypixmap_blt(DrawablePtr drawable, GCPtr gc, RegionPtr region,
 		return false;
 
 	assert_pixmap_contains_box(pixmap, RegionExtents(region));
-	sna_damage_add(damage, region);
+	if (damage)
+		sna_damage_add(damage, region);
 
 	DBG(("%s: upload(%d, %d, %d, %d)\n", __FUNCTION__, x, y, w, h));