diff --git a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/intel_pixel_copy.c b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/intel_pixel_copy.c
index b2795c62c14..486e3082533 100644
--- a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/intel_pixel_copy.c
+++ b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/intel_pixel_copy.c
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ do_blit_copypixels(struct gl_context * ctx,
    /* Update draw buffer bounds */
    _mesa_update_state(ctx);
 
+   intel_prepare_render(brw);
+
    switch (type) {
    case GL_COLOR:
       if (fb->_NumColorDrawBuffers != 1) {
@@ -148,8 +150,6 @@ do_blit_copypixels(struct gl_context * ctx,
       return false;
    }
 
-   intel_prepare_render(brw);
-
    intel_batchbuffer_flush(brw);
 
    /* Clip to destination buffer. */
diff --git a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/intel_pixel_draw.c b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/intel_pixel_draw.c
index a09c139b866..2925b63192d 100644
--- a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/intel_pixel_draw.c
+++ b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/intel_pixel_draw.c
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ do_blit_drawpixels(struct gl_context * ctx,
       return false;
    }
 
+   intel_prepare_render(brw);
+
    struct gl_renderbuffer *rb = ctx->DrawBuffer->_ColorDrawBuffers[0];
    struct intel_renderbuffer *irb = intel_renderbuffer(rb);
 
@@ -101,8 +103,6 @@ do_blit_drawpixels(struct gl_context * ctx,
    src_offset += _mesa_image_offset(2, unpack, width, height,
 				    format, type, 0, 0, 0);
 
-   intel_prepare_render(brw);
-
    src_buffer = intel_bufferobj_buffer(brw, src,
 				       src_offset, width * height *
                                        irb->mt->cpp);