diff --git a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/intel_fbo.c b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/intel_fbo.c
index 059b3eac492..45409046c5c 100644
--- a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/intel_fbo.c
+++ b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/intel_fbo.c
@@ -268,6 +268,13 @@ intel_image_target_renderbuffer_storage(struct gl_context *ctx,
       return;
    }
 
+   /* Buffers originating from outside are for read-only. */
+   if (image->dma_buf_imported) {
+      _mesa_error(ctx, GL_INVALID_OPERATION,
+            "glEGLImageTargetRenderbufferStorage(dma buffers are read-only)");
+      return;
+   }
+
    /* __DRIimage is opaque to the core so it has to be checked here */
    switch (image->format) {
    case MESA_FORMAT_RGBA8888_REV:
diff --git a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/intel_regions.h b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/intel_regions.h
index ebb54886ac2..f08a113c936 100644
--- a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/intel_regions.h
+++ b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/intel_regions.h
@@ -150,7 +150,14 @@ struct __DRIimageRec {
    GLuint tile_y;
    bool has_depthstencil;
 
-   /* Provided by EGL_EXT_image_dma_buf_import */
+   /**
+    * Provided by EGL_EXT_image_dma_buf_import.
+    * 
+    * The flag is set in order to restrict the use of the image later on.
+    *
+    * See intel_image_target_texture_2d()
+    */
+   bool dma_buf_imported;
    enum __DRIYUVColorSpace yuv_color_space;
    enum __DRISampleRange sample_range;
    enum __DRIChromaSiting horizontal_siting;
diff --git a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/intel_screen.c b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/intel_screen.c
index 12a96c03f73..4ee86026574 100644
--- a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/intel_screen.c
+++ b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/intel_screen.c
@@ -719,6 +719,7 @@ intel_create_image_from_dma_bufs(__DRIscreen *screen,
       return NULL;
    }
 
+   image->dma_buf_imported = true;
    image->yuv_color_space = yuv_color_space;
    image->sample_range = sample_range;
    image->horizontal_siting = horizontal_siting;
diff --git a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/intel_tex_image.c b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/intel_tex_image.c
index 4b551b7c5d0..178541d89bd 100644
--- a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/intel_tex_image.c
+++ b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/intel_tex_image.c
@@ -368,6 +368,17 @@ intel_image_target_texture_2d(struct gl_context *ctx, GLenum target,
    if (image == NULL)
       return;
 
+   /**
+    * Images originating via EGL_EXT_image_dma_buf_import can be used only
+    * with GL_OES_EGL_image_external only.
+    */
+   if (image->dma_buf_imported && target != GL_TEXTURE_EXTERNAL_OES) {
+      _mesa_error(ctx, GL_INVALID_OPERATION,
+            "glEGLImageTargetTexture2DOES(dma buffers can be used with "
+               "GL_OES_EGL_image_external only");
+      return;
+   }
+
    /* Disallow depth/stencil textures: we don't have a way to pass the
     * separate stencil miptree of a GL_DEPTH_STENCIL texture through.
     */