diff --git a/src/i965_render.c b/src/i965_render.c
index 3b0ee35..150df2e 100644
--- a/src/i965_render.c
+++ b/src/i965_render.c
@@ -1487,8 +1487,7 @@ i965_composite(PixmapPtr pDst, int srcX, int srcY, int maskX, int maskY,
     /* If the vertex buffer is too full, then we flush and re-emit all
      * necessary state into the batch for the composite operation. */
     if (render_state->vb_offset + VERTEX_FLOATS_PER_COMPOSITE > VERTEX_BUFFER_SIZE) {
-	dri_bo_unreference (render_state->vertex_buffer_bo);
-	render_state->vertex_buffer_bo = NULL;
+	intel_batch_flush(pScrn, FALSE);
     }
 
     if (render_state->vertex_buffer_bo == NULL)