diff --git a/src/sna/gen6_render.c b/src/sna/gen6_render.c
index 9c99b2ad..390da52a 100644
--- a/src/sna/gen6_render.c
+++ b/src/sna/gen6_render.c
@@ -2387,7 +2387,7 @@ static inline bool untiled_tlb_miss(struct kgem_bo *bo)
 
 static bool prefer_blt_bo(struct sna *sna, struct kgem_bo *bo)
 {
-	return untiled_tlb_miss(bo) && kgem_bo_can_blt(&sna->kgem, bo);
+	return untiled_tlb_miss(bo) && bo->pitch < MAXSHORT;
 }
 
 static bool
diff --git a/src/sna/gen7_render.c b/src/sna/gen7_render.c
index b1f17d75..f14d7775 100644
--- a/src/sna/gen7_render.c
+++ b/src/sna/gen7_render.c
@@ -2476,7 +2476,7 @@ static inline bool untiled_tlb_miss(struct kgem_bo *bo)
 
 static bool prefer_blt_bo(struct sna *sna, struct kgem_bo *bo)
 {
-	return untiled_tlb_miss(bo) && kgem_bo_can_blt(&sna->kgem, bo);
+	return untiled_tlb_miss(bo) && bo->pitch < MAXSHORT;
 }
 
 inline static bool prefer_blt_ring(struct sna *sna)