diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/v3d/v3d_resource.c b/src/gallium/drivers/v3d/v3d_resource.c
index 4003ed722b5..7a4c461a46a 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/v3d/v3d_resource.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/v3d/v3d_resource.c
@@ -989,6 +989,9 @@ v3d_resource_from_handle(struct pipe_screen *pscreen,
                 slice->stride = whandle->stride;
         }
 
+        /* Prevent implicit clearing of the imported buffer contents. */
+        rsc->writes = 1;
+
         return prsc;
 
 fail: