diff --git a/src/radeon_exa.c b/src/radeon_exa.c
index 99a93a4..37dba09 100644
--- a/src/radeon_exa.c
+++ b/src/radeon_exa.c
@@ -384,6 +384,18 @@ void RADEONFinishAccess_CS(PixmapPtr pPix, int index)
     pPix->devPrivate.ptr = NULL;
 }
 
+/* If BO creation in VRAM fails, retry without specific domain */
+static struct radeon_bo*
+RADEONCreatePixmapBO(RADEONInfoPtr info, int size, int align)
+{
+    struct radeon_bo *bo = radeon_bo_open(info->bufmgr, 0, size, align,
+					  RADEON_GEM_DOMAIN_VRAM, 0);
+
+    if (bo)
+	return bo;
+
+    return radeon_bo_open(info->bufmgr, 0, size, align, 0, 0);
+}
 
 void *RADEONEXACreatePixmap(ScreenPtr pScreen, int size, int align)
 {
@@ -398,8 +410,7 @@ void *RADEONEXACreatePixmap(ScreenPtr pScreen, int size, int align)
     if (size == 0)
 	return new_priv;
 
-    new_priv->bo = radeon_bo_open(info->bufmgr, 0, size, align,
-				  RADEON_GEM_DOMAIN_VRAM, 0);
+    new_priv->bo = RADEONCreatePixmapBO(info, size, align);
     if (!new_priv->bo) {
 	xfree(new_priv);
 	ErrorF("Failed to alloc memory\n");
@@ -450,8 +461,7 @@ void *RADEONEXACreatePixmap2(ScreenPtr pScreen, int width, int height,
 
     *new_pitch = padded_width;
 
-    new_priv->bo = radeon_bo_open(info->bufmgr, 0, size, 0,
-				  RADEON_GEM_DOMAIN_VRAM, 0);
+    new_priv->bo = RADEONCreatePixmapBO(info, size, 0);
     if (!new_priv->bo) {
 	xfree(new_priv);
 	ErrorF("Failed to alloc memory\n");