diff --git a/src/sna/kgem.c b/src/sna/kgem.c
index b54084ce..dfaf878e 100644
--- a/src/sna/kgem.c
+++ b/src/sna/kgem.c
@@ -5217,7 +5217,7 @@ inline static bool needs_reservation(struct kgem *kgem, struct kgem_bo *bo)
 
 inline static bool needs_batch_flush(struct kgem *kgem, struct kgem_bo *bo)
 {
-	if (kgem->nreloc)
+	if (kgem->nreloc == 0)
 		return false;
 
 	if (needs_semaphore(kgem, bo)) {