diff --git a/src/mesa/state_tracker/st_cb_texture.c b/src/mesa/state_tracker/st_cb_texture.c
index 6c9eda1a0b6..20acec914b1 100644
--- a/src/mesa/state_tracker/st_cb_texture.c
+++ b/src/mesa/state_tracker/st_cb_texture.c
@@ -2355,7 +2355,7 @@ st_TexImage(struct gl_context * ctx, GLuint dims,
 
    prep_teximage(ctx, texImage, format, type);
 
-   if (texImage->Width == 0 || texImage->Height == 0 || texImage->Depth == 0)
+   if (_mesa_is_zero_size_texture(texImage))
       return;
 
    /* allocate storage for texture data */