diff --git a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/intel_syncobj.c b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/intel_syncobj.c
index 9cde152..ca87a16 100644
--- a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/intel_syncobj.c
+++ b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/intel_syncobj.c
@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ static void intel_client_wait_sync(struct gl_context *ctx, struct gl_sync_object
 {
    struct intel_sync_object *sync = (struct intel_sync_object *)s;
 
-   if (sync->bo && drm_intel_gem_bo_wait(sync->bo, timeout) == 0) {
+   if (sync->bo) {
+      drm_intel_bo_wait_rendering(sync->bo);
       s->StatusFlag = 1;
       drm_intel_bo_unreference(sync->bo);
       sync->bo = NULL;