diff --git a/src/sna/sna_accel.c b/src/sna/sna_accel.c
index e317e652..c58f1776 100644
--- a/src/sna/sna_accel.c
+++ b/src/sna/sna_accel.c
@@ -2054,7 +2054,7 @@ static inline bool operate_inplace(struct sna_pixmap *priv, unsigned flags)
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	if (priv->cpu_damage && flags & MOVE_READ) {
+	if ((priv->gpu_damage == NULL || priv->cpu_damage) && flags & MOVE_READ) {
 		DBG(("%s: no, has CPU damage and requires readback\n", __FUNCTION__));
 		return false;
 	}