diff --git a/src/gallium/frontends/dri/dri2.c b/src/gallium/frontends/dri/dri2.c
index 1ef528f21e5..fdf30f13ac1 100644
--- a/src/gallium/frontends/dri/dri2.c
+++ b/src/gallium/frontends/dri/dri2.c
@@ -1077,22 +1077,15 @@ dri_create_image(struct dri_screen *screen,
 
    if (!pscreen->resource_create_with_modifiers && count > 0) {
       bool invalid_ok = false;
-      bool linear_ok = false;
 
       for (unsigned i = 0; i < _count; i++) {
-         if (modifiers[i] == DRM_FORMAT_MOD_LINEAR)
-            linear_ok = true;
-         else if (modifiers[i] == DRM_FORMAT_MOD_INVALID)
+         if (modifiers[i] == DRM_FORMAT_MOD_INVALID)
             invalid_ok = true;
       }
 
       if (invalid_ok) {
          count = 0;
          modifiers = NULL;
-      } else if (linear_ok) {
-         count = 0;
-         modifiers = NULL;
-         use |= __DRI_IMAGE_USE_LINEAR;
       } else {
          return NULL;
       }