diff --git a/src/sna/sna_io.c b/src/sna/sna_io.c
index cdaadc01..60ea5171 100644
--- a/src/sna/sna_io.c
+++ b/src/sna/sna_io.c
@@ -587,6 +587,9 @@ static bool upload_inplace(struct kgem *kgem,
 {
 	unsigned int bytes;
 
+	if (kgem->wedged)
+		return true;
+
 	if (!kgem_bo_can_map(kgem, bo) && !upload_inplace__tiled(kgem, bo))
 		return false;