diff --git a/src/i830.h b/src/i830.h
index 17d2fe2b..3abc8006 100644
--- a/src/i830.h
+++ b/src/i830.h
@@ -805,6 +805,11 @@ static inline int i830_fb_compression_supported(I830Ptr pI830)
 	return FALSE;
     if (IS_I810(pI830) || IS_I815(pI830) || IS_I830(pI830))
 	return FALSE;
+    /* fbc depends on tiled surface. And we don't support tiled
+     * front buffer with XAA now.
+     */
+    if (!pI830->tiling || (IS_I965G(pI830) && !pI830->useEXA))
+	return FALSE;
     return TRUE;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/i830_driver.c b/src/i830_driver.c
index 8d58a086..e000d921 100644
--- a/src/i830_driver.c
+++ b/src/i830_driver.c
@@ -2554,15 +2554,17 @@ I830ScreenInit(int scrnIndex, ScreenPtr pScreen, int argc, char **argv)
 			  "Couldn't allocate tiled memory, page flipping "
 			  "disabled\n");
 	    pI830->allowPageFlip = FALSE;
+	    if (pI830->fb_compression)
+	       xf86DrvMsg(pScrn->scrnIndex, X_WARNING,
+			  "Couldn't allocate tiled memory, fb compression "
+			  "disabled\n");
+	    pI830->fb_compression = FALSE;
 	 }
 
 	 xf86DrvMsg(pScrn->scrnIndex, X_INFO,
 		    "Attempting memory allocation with %s buffers.\n",
 		    (i & 1) ? "untiled" : "tiled");
 
-	 if (!pI830->tiling && pI830->fb_compression)
-	     pI830->fb_compression = FALSE;
-
 	 if (i830_allocate_2d_memory(pScrn) &&
 	     i830_allocate_3d_memory(pScrn))
 	 {