diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/si_pipe.c b/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/si_pipe.c
index aa76cb81325..c323f33dd8f 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/si_pipe.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/si_pipe.c
@@ -483,6 +483,14 @@ static struct pipe_context *si_create_context(struct pipe_screen *screen, unsign
         *    https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/mesa/-/issues/1889
         */
        (sctx->chip_class != GFX8 || sscreen->debug_flags & DBG(FORCE_SDMA)) &&
+       /* SDMA causes corruption on gfx9 APUs:
+        *    https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/mesa/-/issues/2814
+        *
+        * While we could keep buffer copies and clears enabled, let's disable
+        * everything, because neither gfx8 nor gfx10 enable SDMA, and it's not
+        * easy to test.
+        */
+       (sctx->chip_class != GFX9 || sscreen->debug_flags & DBG(FORCE_SDMA)) &&
        /* SDMA timeouts sometimes on gfx10 so disable it for now. See:
         *    https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=111481
         *    https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/mesa/-/issues/1907