diff --git a/src/i830.h b/src/i830.h
index 4e82036..132be4c 100644
--- a/src/i830.h
+++ b/src/i830.h
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 #include "exa.h"
 Bool I830EXAInit(ScreenPtr pScreen);
 unsigned long long I830TexOffsetStart(PixmapPtr pPix);
+Bool intel_exa_check_pitch(PixmapPtr, PixmapPtr, PixmapPtr);
 #endif
 
 #ifdef I830_USE_XAA
diff --git a/src/i830_exa.c b/src/i830_exa.c
index 9b5bb93..7f7f8c2 100644
--- a/src/i830_exa.c
+++ b/src/i830_exa.c
@@ -419,6 +419,26 @@ i830_transform_is_affine (PictTransformPtr t)
     return t->matrix[2][0] == 0 && t->matrix[2][1] == 0;
 }
 
+Bool
+intel_exa_check_pitch(PixmapPtr s, PixmapPtr m, PixmapPtr d)
+{
+    /* XXX this should be null if exa_minor >=3, but current
+     * exa just ignores devKind check in ModifyPixmapHeader which
+     * makes it useless to check home made pixmap like for rotate_pixmap.
+     * So we just check it here in all cases now...
+     */
+    ScrnInfoPtr pScrn = xf86Screens[s->drawable.pScreen->myNum];
+    I830Ptr pI830 = I830PTR(pScrn);
+    uint32_t src_pitch = intel_get_pixmap_pitch(s);
+    uint32_t mask_pitch = m ? intel_get_pixmap_pitch(m) : 0;
+    uint32_t dst_pitch = intel_get_pixmap_pitch(d);
+
+    if (!IS_I965G(pI830) && (src_pitch > KB(8) ||
+        mask_pitch > KB(8) || dst_pitch > KB(8)))
+	    return FALSE;
+    return TRUE;
+}
+
 /*
  * TODO:
  *   - Dual head?
@@ -510,11 +530,17 @@ I830EXAInit(ScreenPtr pScreen)
 	pI830->EXADriverPtr->pixmapPitchAlign = 16;
 	pI830->EXADriverPtr->maxX = 8192;
 	pI830->EXADriverPtr->maxY = 8192;
+	/* maxPitchXXX setting not necessary on 965, as hw support
+	 * max pitch supported by exa, 128KB*/
     } else {
 	pI830->EXADriverPtr->pixmapOffsetAlign = 4;
 	pI830->EXADriverPtr->pixmapPitchAlign = 16;
 	pI830->EXADriverPtr->maxX = 2048;
 	pI830->EXADriverPtr->maxY = 2048;
+#if EXA_VERSION_MINOR >= 3
+	pI830->EXADriverPtr->maxPitchPixels = pI830->EXADriverPtr->maxX;
+	pI830->EXADriverPtr->maxPitchBytes = KB(8);
+#endif
     }
 
     /* Sync */
diff --git a/src/i830_render.c b/src/i830_render.c
index 195e9a8..59b7b67 100644
--- a/src/i830_render.c
+++ b/src/i830_render.c
@@ -398,6 +398,9 @@ i830_prepare_composite(int op, PicturePtr pSrcPicture,
     Bool is_affine_src, is_affine_mask;
     Bool is_nearest = FALSE;
 
+    if (!intel_exa_check_pitch(pSrc, pMask, pDst))
+	I830FALLBACK("pitch is too large.");
+
     IntelEmitInvarientState(pScrn);
     *pI830->last_3d = LAST_3D_RENDER;
 
diff --git a/src/i915_render.c b/src/i915_render.c
index 2b9ed04..9b50c2d 100644
--- a/src/i915_render.c
+++ b/src/i915_render.c
@@ -323,6 +323,9 @@ i915_prepare_composite(int op, PicturePtr pSrcPicture,
     Bool is_affine_src, is_affine_mask;
     Bool is_nearest = FALSE;
 
+    if (!intel_exa_check_pitch(pSrc, pMask, pDst))
+	I830FALLBACK("pitch is too large.");
+
     IntelEmitInvarientState(pScrn);
     *pI830->last_3d = LAST_3D_RENDER;
 
diff --git a/src/i965_render.c b/src/i965_render.c
index 95ac063..6cbd7f4 100644
--- a/src/i965_render.c
+++ b/src/i965_render.c
@@ -915,6 +915,9 @@ i965_prepare_composite(int op, PicturePtr pSrcPicture,
     int state_base_offset;
     uint32_t src_blend, dst_blend;
 
+    if (!intel_exa_check_pitch(pSrc, pMask, pDst))
+	I830FALLBACK("pitch is too large.");
+
     IntelEmitInvarientState(pScrn);
     *pI830->last_3d = LAST_3D_RENDER;