diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/softpipe/sp_tex_sample.c b/src/gallium/drivers/softpipe/sp_tex_sample.c
index 0aeb8e244c4..f679230570f 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/softpipe/sp_tex_sample.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/softpipe/sp_tex_sample.c
@@ -2680,6 +2680,7 @@ sp_create_sampler_variant( const struct pipe_sampler_state *sampler,
 
    case PIPE_TEX_MIPFILTER_LINEAR:
       if (key.bits.is_pot &&
+          key.bits.target == PIPE_TEXTURE_2D &&
           sampler->min_img_filter == sampler->mag_img_filter &&
           sampler->normalized_coords &&
           sampler->wrap_s == PIPE_TEX_WRAP_REPEAT &&