diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/svga/svga_pipe_blit.c b/src/gallium/drivers/svga/svga_pipe_blit.c
index 6c9d3bb16e8..9f42b22668e 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/svga/svga_pipe_blit.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/svga/svga_pipe_blit.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "svga_resource_buffer.h"
 #include "svga_resource_texture.h"
 #include "svga_surface.h"
+#include "svga_resource_buffer_upload.h"
 
 //#include "util/u_blit_sw.h"
 #include "util/format/u_format.h"
@@ -807,6 +808,13 @@ is_texture_valid_to_copy(struct svga_context *svga,
       struct svga_buffer *buf = svga_buffer(resource);
       struct svga_buffer_surface *bufsurf = buf->bufsurf;
 
+      if (!bufsurf) {
+         if (svga_buffer_validate_host_surface(svga, buf, buf->bind_flags)
+               != PIPE_OK)
+            return false;
+         bufsurf = buf->bufsurf;
+      }
+
       return (bufsurf &&
 	      bufsurf->surface_state >= SVGA_SURFACE_STATE_UPDATED);
    } else {