diff --git a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i915/intel_fbo.c b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i915/intel_fbo.c
index 2e1139c354f..2077c4b1dc8 100644
--- a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i915/intel_fbo.c
+++ b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i915/intel_fbo.c
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ intel_create_renderbuffer(GLenum intFormat, GLsizei width, GLsizei height,
    intel_set_span_functions(&irb->Base);
 
    irb->pfMap = map;
-   irb->pfPitch = pitch;
+   irb->pfPitch = pitch / cpp;	/* in pixels */
 
 #if 00
    irb->region = intel_region_create_static(intel,