diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/crocus/crocus_resource.c b/src/gallium/drivers/crocus/crocus_resource.c
index 28338d7a341..75bcc8f68d3 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/crocus/crocus_resource.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/crocus/crocus_resource.c
@@ -840,6 +840,10 @@ crocus_resource_from_memobj(struct pipe_screen *pscreen,
                             struct pipe_memory_object *pmemobj,
                             uint64_t offset)
 {
+   /* Disable Depth, and combined Depth+Stencil for now. */
+   if (util_format_has_depth(util_format_description(templ->format)))
+      return NULL;
+
    struct crocus_screen *screen = (struct crocus_screen *)pscreen;
    struct crocus_memory_object *memobj = (struct crocus_memory_object *)pmemobj;
    struct crocus_resource *res = crocus_alloc_resource(pscreen, templ);
@@ -847,10 +851,6 @@ crocus_resource_from_memobj(struct pipe_screen *pscreen,
    if (!res)
       return NULL;
 
-   /* Disable Depth, and combined Depth+Stencil for now. */
-   if (util_format_has_depth(util_format_description(templ->format)))
-      return NULL;
-
    if (templ->flags & PIPE_RESOURCE_FLAG_TEXTURING_MORE_LIKELY) {
       UNUSED const bool isl_surf_created_successfully =
          crocus_resource_configure_main(screen, res, templ, DRM_FORMAT_MOD_INVALID, 0);