diff --git a/src/gallium/state_trackers/clover/api/memory.cpp b/src/gallium/state_trackers/clover/api/memory.cpp
index 9b3cd8b..add03d8 100644
--- a/src/gallium/state_trackers/clover/api/memory.cpp
+++ b/src/gallium/state_trackers/clover/api/memory.cpp
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ clCreateBuffer(cl_context d_ctx, cl_mem_flags d_flags, size_t size,
    const cl_mem_flags flags = validate_flags(NULL, d_flags);
    auto &ctx = obj(d_ctx);
 
+   if (flags & CL_MEM_USE_HOST_PTR){
+       throw error(CL_INVALID_HOST_PTR);
+   }
+
    if (bool(host_ptr) != bool(flags & (CL_MEM_USE_HOST_PTR |
                                        CL_MEM_COPY_HOST_PTR)))
       throw error(CL_INVALID_HOST_PTR);