diff --git a/src/mesa/main/teximage.c b/src/mesa/main/teximage.c
index ef7d440ef92..c347f5915a6 100644
--- a/src/mesa/main/teximage.c
+++ b/src/mesa/main/teximage.c
@@ -525,6 +525,32 @@ _mesa_base_tex_format( struct gl_context *ctx, GLint internalFormat )
 }
 
 
+/**
+ * Is the given texture format a generic compressed format?
+ */
+static GLboolean
+is_generic_compressed_format(GLenum format)
+{
+   switch (format) {
+   case GL_COMPRESSED_RED:
+   case GL_COMPRESSED_RG:
+   case GL_COMPRESSED_RGB:
+   case GL_COMPRESSED_RGBA:
+   case GL_COMPRESSED_ALPHA:
+   case GL_COMPRESSED_LUMINANCE:
+   case GL_COMPRESSED_LUMINANCE_ALPHA:
+   case GL_COMPRESSED_INTENSITY:
+   case GL_COMPRESSED_SRGB:
+   case GL_COMPRESSED_SRGB_ALPHA:
+   case GL_COMPRESSED_SLUMINANCE:
+   case GL_COMPRESSED_SLUMINANCE_ALPHA:
+      return GL_TRUE;
+   default:
+      return GL_FALSE;
+   }
+}
+
+
 /**
  * For cube map faces, return a face index in [0,5].
  * For other targets return 0;
@@ -1705,7 +1731,8 @@ texture_error_check( struct gl_context *ctx,
    }
 
    /* additional checks for compressed textures */
-   if (_mesa_is_compressed_format(ctx, internalFormat)) {
+   if (_mesa_is_compressed_format(ctx, internalFormat) ||
+       is_generic_compressed_format(internalFormat)) {
       if (!target_can_be_compressed(ctx, target, internalFormat)) {
          if (!isProxy)
             _mesa_error(ctx, GL_INVALID_ENUM,
@@ -2036,7 +2063,8 @@ copytexture_error_check( struct gl_context *ctx, GLuint dimensions,
       return GL_TRUE;
    }
 
-   if (_mesa_is_compressed_format(ctx, internalFormat)) {
+   if (_mesa_is_compressed_format(ctx, internalFormat) ||
+       is_generic_compressed_format(internalFormat)) {
       if (!target_can_be_compressed(ctx, target, internalFormat)) {
          _mesa_error(ctx, GL_INVALID_ENUM,
                      "glCopyTexImage%dD(target)", dimensions);