diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nouveau_buffer.c b/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nouveau_buffer.c
index 68e69be..264cfc9 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nouveau_buffer.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nouveau_buffer.c
@@ -658,7 +658,8 @@ nouveau_buffer_create(struct pipe_screen *pscreen,
                              PIPE_RESOURCE_FLAG_MAP_COHERENT)) {
       buffer->domain = NOUVEAU_BO_GART;
    } else if (buffer->base.bind &
-              (screen->vidmem_bindings & screen->sysmem_bindings)) {
+              (screen->vidmem_bindings & screen->sysmem_bindings) ||
+              buffer->base.bind == 0) {
       switch (buffer->base.usage) {
       case PIPE_USAGE_DEFAULT:
       case PIPE_USAGE_IMMUTABLE: