diff --git a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i915/i830_state.c b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i915/i830_state.c
index ea6e0beaeab..669fea8fc8d 100644
--- a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i915/i830_state.c
+++ b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i915/i830_state.c
@@ -861,7 +861,7 @@ i830Enable(struct gl_context * ctx, GLenum cap, GLboolean state)
          if (ctx->DrawBuffer) {
             struct intel_renderbuffer *irbStencil
                = intel_get_renderbuffer(ctx->DrawBuffer, BUFFER_STENCIL);
-            hw_stencil = (irbStencil && irbStencil->mt->region);
+            hw_stencil = (irbStencil && irbStencil->mt);
          }
          if (hw_stencil) {
             I830_STATECHANGE(i830, I830_UPLOAD_CTX);