diff --git a/src/mesa/state_tracker/st_draw.c b/src/mesa/state_tracker/st_draw.c
--- a/src/mesa/state_tracker/st_draw.c
+++ b/src/mesa/state_tracker/st_draw.c
@@ -523,7 +523,8 @@ setup_index_buffer(struct gl_context *ctx,
       }
 
       /* get/create the index buffer object */
-      if (bufobj && bufobj->Name) {
+      if (bufobj && bufobj->Name && ib-> ptr < 0xfffff) {
          /* elements/indexes are in a real VBO */
          struct st_buffer_object *stobj = st_buffer_object(bufobj);
          pipe_resource_reference(&ibuffer->buffer, stobj->buffer);