diff --git a/src/i830_exa.c b/src/i830_exa.c
index 56bc15e..57f9666 100644
--- a/src/i830_exa.c
+++ b/src/i830_exa.c
@@ -614,6 +614,14 @@ extern void ExaOffscreenMarkUsed(PixmapPtr);
 unsigned long long
 I830TexOffsetStart(PixmapPtr pPix)
 {
+    /* i830 and i845 don't support 32bpp XRGB textures */
+    if (pPix->drawable.depth == 24 && pPix->drawable.bitsPerPixel == 32) {
+	I830Ptr pI830 = I830PTR(xf86Screens[pPix->drawable.pScreen->myNum]);
+
+	if (IS_I830(pI830) || IS_845G(pI830))
+	    return 0;
+    }
+
     exaMoveInPixmap(pPix);
     ExaOffscreenMarkUsed(pPix);