diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/pan_screen.c b/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/pan_screen.c
index c82059f7047..8163aaef3fb 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/pan_screen.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/pan_screen.c
@@ -436,6 +436,7 @@ panfrost_is_format_supported( struct pipe_screen *screen,
 {
         struct panfrost_device *dev = pan_device(screen);
         bool is_bifrost = (dev->quirks & IS_BIFROST);
+        bool is_deqp = dev->debug & PAN_DBG_DEQP;
         const struct util_format_description *format_desc;
 
         assert(target == PIPE_BUFFER ||
@@ -464,7 +465,7 @@ panfrost_is_format_supported( struct pipe_screen *screen,
                 return false;
 
         /* Don't advertise multisampling on Bifrost yet */
-        if (is_bifrost && sample_count > 1)
+        if ((is_bifrost && !is_deqp) && sample_count > 1)
                 return false;
 
         /* Z16 causes dEQP failures on t720 */