diff --git a/src/sna/sna_accel.c b/src/sna/sna_accel.c
index 1edd3a3c..dab396e6 100644
--- a/src/sna/sna_accel.c
+++ b/src/sna/sna_accel.c
@@ -1143,12 +1143,15 @@ sna_put_image(DrawablePtr drawable, GCPtr gc, int depth,
 	RegionUninit(&region);
 }
 
-static Bool
+static bool
 move_to_gpu(PixmapPtr pixmap, struct sna_pixmap *priv, const BoxRec *box)
 {
 	int w = box->x2 - box->x1;
 	int h = box->y2 - box->y1;
 
+	if (priv->gpu_bo)
+		return TRUE;
+
 	return ++priv->source_count * w*h >= 2 * pixmap->drawable.width * pixmap->drawable.height;
 }