diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_fifo.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_fifo.c
index 4b32419..d7ed33e7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_fifo.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_fifo.c
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@
 	if (hwversion < SVGA3D_HWVERSION_WS8_B1)
 		return false;
 
+	/* Non-Screen Object path does not support surfaces */
+	if (!dev_priv->sou_priv)
+		return false;
+
 	return true;
 }