diff --git a/src/nouveau/codegen/nv50_ir_lowering_nvc0.cpp b/src/nouveau/codegen/nv50_ir_lowering_nvc0.cpp
index e7b47a524e7..78fab6184c0 100644
--- a/src/nouveau/codegen/nv50_ir_lowering_nvc0.cpp
+++ b/src/nouveau/codegen/nv50_ir_lowering_nvc0.cpp
@@ -2360,7 +2360,7 @@ NVC0LoweringPass::handleSurfaceOpNVE4(TexInstruction *su)
 {
    processSurfaceCoordsNVE4(su);
 
-   if (su->op == OP_SULDP) {
+   if (su->op == OP_SULDP && su->tex.format) {
       convertSurfaceFormat(su, NULL);
       insertOOBSurfaceOpResult(su);
    }
@@ -2561,7 +2561,7 @@ NVC0LoweringPass::handleSurfaceOpNVC0(TexInstruction *su)
 
    processSurfaceCoordsNVC0(su);
 
-   if (su->op == OP_SULDP) {
+   if (su->op == OP_SULDP && su->tex.format) {
       convertSurfaceFormat(su, NULL);
       insertOOBSurfaceOpResult(su);
    }
@@ -2767,7 +2767,7 @@ NVC0LoweringPass::handleSurfaceOpGM107(TexInstruction *su)
    Instruction *loaded[4] = {};
    TexInstruction *su2 = processSurfaceCoordsGM107(su, loaded);
 
-   if (su->op == OP_SULDP) {
+   if (su->op == OP_SULDP && su->tex.format) {
       convertSurfaceFormat(su, loaded);
    }