diff --git a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/gen7_l3_state.c b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/gen7_l3_state.c
index 536c00c4543..53638eb9b83 100644
--- a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/gen7_l3_state.c
+++ b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/gen7_l3_state.c
@@ -204,6 +204,15 @@ update_urb_size(struct brw_context *brw, const struct gen_l3_config *cfg)
    if (brw->urb.size != sz) {
       brw->urb.size = sz;
       brw->ctx.NewDriverState |= BRW_NEW_URB_SIZE;
+
+      /* If we change the total URB size, reset the individual stage sizes to
+       * zero so that, even if there is no URB size change, gen7_upload_urb
+       * still re-emits 3DSTATE_URB_*.
+       */
+      brw->urb.vsize = 0;
+      brw->urb.gsize = 0;
+      brw->urb.hsize = 0;
+      brw->urb.dsize = 0;
    }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/gen7_urb.c b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/gen7_urb.c
index 028161df395..0da44e116f6 100644
--- a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/gen7_urb.c
+++ b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/gen7_urb.c
@@ -197,9 +197,7 @@ gen7_upload_urb(struct brw_context *brw, unsigned vs_size,
    /* If we're just switching between programs with the same URB requirements,
     * skip the rest of the logic.
     */
-   if (!(brw->ctx.NewDriverState & BRW_NEW_CONTEXT) &&
-       !(brw->ctx.NewDriverState & BRW_NEW_URB_SIZE) &&
-       brw->urb.vsize == entry_size[MESA_SHADER_VERTEX] &&
+   if (brw->urb.vsize == entry_size[MESA_SHADER_VERTEX] &&
        brw->urb.gs_present == gs_present &&
        brw->urb.gsize == entry_size[MESA_SHADER_GEOMETRY] &&
        brw->urb.tess_present == tess_present &&
diff --git a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/genX_blorp_exec.c b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/genX_blorp_exec.c
index 00720f853c4..efe75f381ef 100644
--- a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/genX_blorp_exec.c
+++ b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/genX_blorp_exec.c
@@ -161,8 +161,7 @@ blorp_emit_urb_config(struct blorp_batch *batch, unsigned vs_entry_size)
    struct brw_context *brw = batch->driver_batch;
 
 #if GEN_GEN >= 7
-   if (!(brw->ctx.NewDriverState & (BRW_NEW_CONTEXT | BRW_NEW_URB_SIZE)) &&
-       brw->urb.vsize >= vs_entry_size)
+   if (brw->urb.vsize >= vs_entry_size)
       return;
 
    brw->ctx.NewDriverState |= BRW_NEW_URB_SIZE;