diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/svga/svga_resource.c b/src/gallium/drivers/svga/svga_resource.c
index 80a4311854e..1775b65fab1 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/svga/svga_resource.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/svga/svga_resource.c
@@ -52,6 +52,22 @@ svga_resource_from_handle(struct pipe_screen * screen,
 }
 
 
+static struct pipe_resource *
+svga_resource_create_with_modifiers(struct pipe_screen *screen,
+                                    const struct pipe_resource *templat,
+                                    const uint64_t *modifiers, int count)
+{
+   /* Not sure, but it seems there's no format modifiers
+    * to deal with here.
+    */
+   if (count > 0 && modifiers != NULL && modifiers[0] != 0) {
+      debug_printf("vmware: unexpected format modifier 0x%lx\n",
+                   modifiers[0]);
+   }
+   return svga_resource_create(screen, templat);
+}
+
+
 /**
  * Check if a resource (texture, buffer) of the given size
  * and format can be created.
@@ -121,6 +137,7 @@ void
 svga_init_screen_resource_functions(struct svga_screen *is)
 {
    is->screen.resource_create = svga_resource_create;
+   is->screen.resource_create_with_modifiers = svga_resource_create_with_modifiers;
    is->screen.resource_from_handle = svga_resource_from_handle;
    is->screen.resource_get_handle = svga_resource_get_handle;
    is->screen.resource_destroy = svga_resource_destroy;