diff --git a/exa/exa_unaccel.c b/exa/exa_unaccel.c
index bd533c4..7e4499e 100644
--- a/exa/exa_unaccel.c
+++ b/exa/exa_unaccel.c
@@ -320,10 +320,19 @@ ExaCheckImageGlyphBlt (DrawablePtr pDrawable, GCPtr pGC,
 		      int x, int y, unsigned int nglyph,
 		      CharInfoPtr *ppci, pointer pglyphBase)
 {
+    PixmapPtr pPixmap = exaGetDrawablePixmap(pDrawable);
+    ExaPixmapPriv(pPixmap);
+
     EXA_PRE_FALLBACK_GC(pGC);
     EXA_FALLBACK(("to %p (%c)\n", pDrawable,
 		  exaDrawableLocation(pDrawable)));
-    exaPrepareAccess (pDrawable, EXA_PREPARE_DEST);
+    if (!pExaScr->prepare_access_reg || !pExaPixmap->pDamage ||
+	exaGCReadsDestination(pDrawable, pGC->planemask, pGC->fillStyle,
+			      pGC->alu, pGC->clientClipType))
+	exaPrepareAccess (pDrawable, EXA_PREPARE_DEST);
+    else
+	pExaScr->prepare_access_reg(pPixmap, EXA_PREPARE_DEST,
+				    DamagePendingRegion(pExaPixmap->pDamage));
     exaPrepareAccessGC (pGC);
     pGC->ops->ImageGlyphBlt (pDrawable, pGC, x, y, nglyph, ppci, pglyphBase);
     exaFinishAccessGC (pGC);